North Face Founder

Gone doin what he loved..




http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3352039/Millionaire-North-Face-founder-dies-kayaking-accident-Doug-Topkins-72-succumbs-hypothermia-waves-flip-boat-lake-deep-Patagonian-wilderness.html

Damn shame and in the area where it all began. I would highly recommend watching 180 degrees south if anyone hasn't.

Rest in paradise and thanks for so much.

Damn...he taught my dad to climb way back when...I got to meet him a time or two when I worked for TNF back in the 80s.

I want to go out doing what I love but Hypothermia? Damn!
Sucks.

All the immersion clothing at his fingertips.

All the immersion clothing at his fingertips.

Any more details about the actual capsize? Wet exit? No ability to roll? Ravensblack points to the real irony of access to the best survival gear yet not wearing it.

From what I read Chourinard(sic) was part of the party as well. Five people capsized. Only one fatality. Varying reports on the water temp from 4 to 16 Celsius.