The North Face

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Patagonia

Patagonia makes outdoor clothing and equipment for climbing, hiking and water sports. Its company history follows the work of Yvon Chouinard, including early climbing equipment and a pack prototype developed with Tom Frost in 1973. The company presents environmental responsibility as a central purpose and says its profits support the planet. Those are its own statements about mission and governance, not a claim that every garment has no environmental impact; materials and repair options should be checked by item.

Outdoor technical apparel and gear

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Armada

Armada is a ski brand founded in 2002 and based in Park City, Utah. It makes skis, snowboards and apparel.

Skis, snowboards and apparel

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Black Diamond Equipment

Black Diamond makes gear and apparel for climbing, skiing, running and hiking, including harnesses such as the Solution, headlamps, shells and climbing clothing. Its heritage traces back to Chouinard Equipment and a backyard anvil and hammer; in 1972 Yvon Chouinard and Tom Frost published the Clean Climbing Manifesto in the Chouinard Equipment catalog.

Sports apparel and footwear

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Burton

Burton Snowboards was founded in 1977 by Jake Burton Carpenter out of his Vermont barn and helped grow snowboarding from a backyard hobby into a world-class sport by creating new products, supporting a team of top snowboarders and pushing resorts to allow snowboarding. It designs and makes snowboards, boots, bindings, outerwear and other gear for snowboarding and the outdoors, and describes itself as a sustainability leader in winter sports.

Snowboards, boots and apparel

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Columbia

Columbia Sportswear makes outdoor clothing, outerwear, sportswear, footwear, bags and gear built to handle the weather. Gert Boyle took over the struggling family business in 1970 and turned it into a leading company, and Columbia Sportswear Company is now one of the largest outdoor and active lifestyle apparel and footwear companies in the world, with a portfolio of well-known brands. Columbia Sportswear Company identifies Columbia, Mountain Hardwear, SOREL and prAna as the four primary brands in its outdoor portfolio.

Outdoor apparel and footwear

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Dakine

Dakine was founded in Hawaii in 1979 by surfer Rob Kaplan and is now based in Hood River, Oregon. It makes backpacks, travel bags, accessories, outerwear and clothing for surfing, snowboarding, skateboarding, mountain biking, skiing, windsurfing and kiteboarding. The brand started with surf leashes and went on to design early windsurfing harnesses and foot straps.

Bags, accessories and apparel for surf, snow and bike

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Jones Snowboards

Jones Snowboards makes snowboards, splitboards, bindings and technical outerwear. It was founded in 2009 by big-mountain snowboarder Jeremy Jones and is based in Truckee, California.

Specialist sports equipment

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Never Summer

Never Summer is a snowboard maker based in Denver, Colorado. Brothers Tim and Tracey Canaday started it in 1991, and it builds its snowboards by hand at its factory in Denver.

Snowboards