Patagonia. Mountain Hardwear. Arc’teryx. Vasque. Lowa. Adidas. Salomon. What do all of these brands have in common? They all use Gore-Tex, a name as ubiquitous and well-known in the outdoors community ...
In 1978, legendary mountaineer Reinhold Messner held a press conference to discuss his forthcoming ascent of Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen. After the press conference, engineer Bob Gore ...