Brand Stories

The North Face Turning 55

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The North Face 50 Years

Behind The Brand Repost of the 2016 North Face is Turning 50 article We are named for the coldest, most unforgiving side of a mountain. We have helped explorers reach the most unfathomable heights of the Himalayas. But The North Face ® legend begins, ironically, on a beach. More precisely, San Francisco’s North Beach neighbourhood,…

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Nalgene Outdoor Applauds Quick-Thinking of Hikers and Rescuers in “Message in a Bottle” Rescue

By , published on October 10, 2019
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ROCHESTER, N.Y., Sept. 13, 2019 – Nalgene Outdoor, manufacturers of the original water bottle that traces its roots back to 1949, applauds the search and rescue workers and quick-thinking of Curtis Whitson who used an SOS message in a Nalgene water bottle to get rescued from a remote part of the Arroyo Seco River known…

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Perception Kayaks | Don’t Get Yakked Off

By , published on June 14, 2018
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Perception kayaks

There’s a reason that Algonquin Outfitters has carried Perception Kayaks for many years now.  Great brands like Perception and Dagger have a long history of building quality kayaks that meet or exceed most customers expectations.  This is why we almost exclusively have Perception and Dagger kayaks in our rental fleet, if they stand up to…

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