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Fernanda Maciel Finishes in 2nd Position with a time of 15:02:29

In the women’s category for the 123km race, The North Face athlete, Fernanda Maciel (BR), has finished in 2nd position with a very good time of 15:02:29 behind Emma Rocca Rodriguez (ESP) who finished...

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Final Results: Chaigneau & Maciel Claim 1st Prize in The 123km Category

Join us in Congratulating The North Face ultra runners Sebastien Chaigneau (FR) and Fernanda Maciel (BR) as they take on the podium to receive their prizes for claiming 1st position for the Men’s and...

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Additional Goose Down Update

In our last blog post on February 20, we stated, “we will seek to find a long-term solution that avoids sourcing down that is a byproduct of force-feeding. While we are not an economic driver of the...

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Mission Antarctic – My motivation to ride the world ‘s end

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yb0-Jr2gg0 ” I went there out of curiosity, but i still remember that surprise on the first morning when i opened my eyes over the peninsula. Antarctica is the most...

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Mission Antarctic Dispatch 1 :: Open Seas to the Antarctic

Xavier De le Rue and Lucas Debari are currently on expedition in Antarctica. Follow along with the ‘Mission Antarctic’ expedition while the two share real-time dispatches as they ride some of the...

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Mission Antarctic: Dispatch 1.2 – Crossing the Drake Passage

In this Video, Lucas Debari reports on the initial ups and downs of the Mission Antarctic expedition, specifically the team’s journey through the harrowing Drake Passage.

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Mission Antarctic: Dispatch 3 – Lucas is Stoked

LISTEN TO THE AUDIO MESSAGE BY XAVIER Xavier De le Rue and Lucas Debari are currently on expedition in Antarctica. Follow the ‘Mission Antarctic’ expedition while the two share real-time dispatches as...

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Mission Antarctic: Video Dispatch 2 – Riding Sick Slopes

In this video dispatch, Xavier De le Rue shows us just a sneak peek into the awesome terrain they have been riding. We are stoked by the view and can’t wait to see more updates.

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Day 1: Cape Reigna to Ahipara (Ninety Mile Beach)

Start: Cape Reigna (0km) Finish: Ahipara (101km) Distance for the day (101km) Cumulative distance (101km) Today was the start of the expedition and my first steps on the Te Aroara trail. The starting...

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Te Araroa Expedition- After 53 Days and 3,054km of Running, Jez Bragg Crosses...

Start: Riverton (2,988km) Finish: Bluff (3,054km) Distance for the day: 68km Cumulative distance: 3,054km Distance to Bluff: 0km At 1601hrs on Saturday February 2nd 2013 after, 53 days 9 hours and 1...

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FWT Fieberbrunn Stop – Pre-Competition Interview with Drew Tabke

How has the Fieberbrunn day change affected you – will it change your performance or approach? No no, the change of schedule isn’t going to affect me personally, this is what freeride is all about, its...

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Swatch Freeride World Tour by The North Face – The Epic Finals At Xtreme Verbier

The Freeride World Tour 2013 has reached an end and feelings about it can only be described as mixed. Mixed because on the one hand, it is over and we have to wait another year for the next one. On...

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Return to India (Dispatch 1)

Himachal Pradesh. India. Helicopters. Himalayan powder. Soaring Peaks. It all sounds very romantic. That’s what India is, or at least, my notion of India; a combination of adventure, mayhem, mountains,...

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Descending India : More Simple On Paper (Dispatch 2)

The North Face Global Team athletes Hilaree O’Neill, Emilio Previtali, Guilia Monego and Johnny Collinson set out on March 8 to climb and ski the 6000m White Sail peak in Northern India’s Manikaran...

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LUT 2013 Podium Result – An Epic race with a Stunning Scenery

Due to wintry conditions the 7th edition of The North Face Lavaredo Ultra trail saw a change in the race course, shortening the race down from 118km to 85Km. These unexpected last changes did not in...

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The North Face Lavaredo Ultra-Trail 2013 – A Sneak Peak (Video)

Photo Credits: The North Face / Alessandro Belluscio

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The First Ascent of Kunyang Chhish East (7400m), Southwest Face By Hansjörg Auer

On the morning of July 18 the winds calmed down and the weather cleared up. It seemed our last chance. At 6am, as the sun rose we set off. The following mixed part was hard, our toes and fingers were...

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Lines. The ones that we cross and the ones that we don’t – Lizzy Hawker

When in the beginning of June, Lizzy Hawker injured herself, her plans to run the UTMB changed drastically. With broken ribs and a stress fracture of the foot, Lizzy had to shift the focus in her...

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The North Face Global Responsible Down Standard is Complete

After nearly two years in development, we are excited to announce our global Responsible Down Standard (RDS) is complete. As we discussed in our last down update in November, we have been finalizing...

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Nanga in Winter: The Expedition so far, in the words of David Goettler

We are above all and still so fare away from the summit. That is what i know and realize on that day. High above our lovely basecamp, which is on a frozen and with snow covered meadow almost 3000m...

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