SGB Outdoor News
Berghaus announces Adventure Series tour
Berghaus has announced details of a tour of live shows for the autumn. The Berghaus Adventure Series will run from late October until early December and sees Mick Fowler and Leo Houlding entertain audiences at venues across England and Scotland.
The tour kicks off at the Tobacco Factory Theatre in Bristol, where Leo will talk about his recent adventures, including last year’s epic Asgard Project and his more recent escapades in Yosemite. In recent years Leo’s live appearances have proved to be very popular – he combines irreverence and entertainment with stunning photography and footage, and an insight into his ceaseless adventures around the world.
Mick’s first show will be at the Dancehouse Theatre in Manchester. He will have just returned from his latest expedition, which is taking him to the north side of the Xuelian massif in the Chinese Tien Shan range. Tien Shan has been off limits for many years but Mick managed to secure permits from the Chinese authorities for a four-week visit during August and September. His is only the third mountaineering expedition ever to visit the
area. Mick specialises in the exploration of remote, extremely challenging climbing areas and will talk about a long and varied career that has seen him labelled “the mountaineer’s mountaineer” by the Observer newspaper. Leo Houlding comments: “I am really looking forward to being part of the first Berghaus Adventure Series. It is a real privilege to have the opportunity to share stories about my climbing career so far, and hopefully enthuse people about the outdoors and adventure. Over the years, I have been inspired by the words and images of many other climbers and I hope that I can both entertain and encourage others to explore and enjoy the world around them.”
The Berghaus Adventure Series begins October 24th and runs through to December 2nd, with a highlight joint Leo and Mick lecture at the Royal Geographical Society in London on November 27th. For further information and tickets, visit
www.planetfear.com.
Polartec launches UK
Facebook page Performance fabric manufacturer Polartec has launched a UK Facebook page which promises bite-sized news pieces that will guide you to what’s hot in the outdoor world, keep you abreast of new developments and could even clothe you for free.
“We’ll keep this updated with all the latest technical news, events and videos as well as promoting our customers whenever we can,” says Stephanie Briggs, Polartec’s UK marketing representative. “We’re planning to do a few giveaways too with our first being for Montane’s award- winning Sabretooth, which has just won a 1st Verdict in September’s Trail magazine.”
OCTOBER 2010 SGB OUTDOOR 7
Arne Arens appointed Sales Director for The
North Face EMEA The North Face has appointed Arne ARENS has been appointed Sales Director The North Face EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa). As Sales Director The North Face EMEA, Arens will be responsible for the complete spectrum of sales activities within the EMEA region, reporting directly to Timo Schmidt-Eisenhart,
VP/General Manager The North Face EMEA. Upon Arens’ appointment, Schmidt-Eisenhart remarked: "With Arne's international experience and wide professional background, I'm sure he'll lead The North Face sales organization into the next era."
Based in VF International’s corporate headquarters in Lugano, Switzerland, Arens heads up a dynamic and well-defined team. “The North Face is one of the strongest brands in the outdoor industry with solid roots, and a long history of providing the outdoor consumer with high quality technical gear that enables them to Never Stop Exploring™. This is also my personal philosophy. I'm looking forward to making The North Face® the undisputed Number One outdoor brand in Europe, together with the team and our retail partners.” enthused Arens.
During an eight-year-long stint at Nike Europe, in numerous marketing and sales roles, Arens served as General Manager Football for Germany, and, more recently, as Sales Director Sportswear CEE.
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