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Ice Ice Beta Podcast: On Making Technical Apparel in the U.S. with Bill Amos
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Ice Ice Beta Podcast: On Making Technical Apparel in the U.S. with Bill Amos

Bill sits down with Aaron Gerry of Ice Ice Beta to discuss our roots as NW Alpine, Bill's deep desire for hardship in the mountains, manufacturing apparel in the U.S. and the struggles that follow,...
Rapunzel's Back In Rehab: Deranged PNW Big Wall Climbing
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Rapunzel's Back In Rehab: Deranged PNW Big Wall Climbing

Tower Rock, located two hours from just about anything remained virtually untouched until 2015, when a small group of NW local climbers consisting of Eric “Ivan” Linthwaite, Bill Coe, and Geoff Sil...
Brain Freeze: The Intersection of Water + Flow State By Joe Kalis
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Brain Freeze: The Intersection of Water + Flow State By Joe Kalis

The air around me hung ominously, heavy with moisture. A mix of rain and snow had fallen overnight, with water taking the form dictated by the ambient temperature. “On belay?”, I asked my partner A...
Fourteen Years of the Black Spider Hoody
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Fourteen Years of the Black Spider Hoody

Last week we put up an Instagram post about the Black Spider Hoody and the "problem" with making durable product. If your product doesn't wear out your customers don't need another one for 10+ year...
US Textile and Sewn Products Manufacturing is in Trouble
Manufacturing

US Textile and Sewn Products Manufacturing is in Trouble

For all the talk about reshoring manufacturing, the textile and sewn products industry has largely been absent from the broader conversation, most of which seems to revolve around chips and that so...
What We Believe
Manufacturing

What We Believe

In 1994 Sir James Goldsmith predicted the future with eerie accuracy in an interview with Charlie Rose. The interview was about his opposition to the upcoming General Agreement on Tariffs and Trad...
The Promises we Make
Manufacturing

The Promises we Make

As we’ve been wrapping up the monumental task of closing down our factory, I’ve been reflecting a lot on the mistakes that we made, what we did right and what lessons we can bring to our work at NW...
Way Off the Map in NE India
Expedition

Way Off the Map in NE India

by Matt Zia We were way off the map and everything felt like shooting from the hip. Spencer Gray and Rushad Nanavatty texted me in April with a photo of one of the most beautiful mountain faces I’v...
Steve Elder - The Talisman WI5-6, M6 Ouray, Colorado
Expedition

Steve Elder - The Talisman WI5-6, M6 Ouray, Colorado

Steve Elder report on climbing The Talisman WI5-6, M6 in Ouray, Colorado