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Meet The Artist: Tami Knight - Climbing Legend
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Meet The Artist: Tami Knight - Climbing Legend

If you've been around NW Alpine for any time at all, you may know the name Tami Knight. Legendary climber, cartoonist, and obvious partner in crime to Phil Knight. Tami's cartoons and art go hand i...
Powergrid Vs. Alpha.. What's The Big Difference?
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Powergrid Vs. Alpha.. What's The Big Difference?

It’s no secret—we love fleece. Polartec makes some of our favorite fabrics, but not all fleece is created equal. Two of the most popular options in Polartec’s technical fleeces are  Power Grid and ...
Adam Keirle - Athlete Spotlight & Q+A
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Adam Keirle - Athlete Spotlight & Q+A

We sat down with Adam Keirle, NW Alpine athlete and young ice phenom to chat about his mission to crush Canada's toughest ice and mixed climbs.
Bill Amos of NW Alpine: From Alpinist to Entrepreneur

Bill Amos of NW Alpine: From Alpinist to Entrepreneur

Bill Amos, Founder of NW Alpine sits down with Christian Rawles of the Kore Outdoor Podcast to chat NWA's history, why Bill dove deep into textiles, U.S. manufacturing, & what's next for NW Alp...
Dispatch: Radical Change Needed
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Dispatch: Radical Change Needed

The goal of our current American economic system has become to extract as much money as possible from the lower and middle classes for the benefit of Wall Street and the ultra wealthy. There’s a ma...
Bill's 2024 Made In USA Holiday Gift Guide
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Bill's 2024 Made In USA Holiday Gift Guide

On the search for that hard to gift family member or friend? Don't worry, we've got you covered with our gift guide exclusively containing quality goods made responsibly in the USA. Whether it be f...
Walk The Line: Smith Rock Highline Festival Photo Journal
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Walk The Line: Smith Rock Highline Festival Photo Journal

Unsure what to expect, I hopped in the truck and drove to Smith Rock. I was told there would be a small group of highliners traveling across the globe for a rogue event taking over Central Oregon's...
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...