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Across the Andes
Columbia’s Directors of Toughness Mark Chase and America's Faith Briggs were picked from more than 4,000 to spend the next nine months testing Columbia’s gear in the toughest conditions around the globe. Here's Mission #3: the infamous Columbia El Cruce Race, a trail race in the Andes...
The Hug Run // Part Six
In this sixth Sidetracked report, Dave looks back at the first 10 months on the road....
Mutiny
Almost 230 years ago, Captain William Bligh and eight loyal men were forced into a 23ft boat and cut adrift in the South Pacific. His ship, HMS Bounty, continued without them. Nine men are following in its wake in a detailed replica of the original boat to pitch themselves against history....
Director of Toughness
Mark Chase and Faith Briggs made headlines last year as they were appointed to a remarkable position: Columbia Sportswear's Directors of Toughness. Over a series of interviews, we followed Mark from being a new appointee to being left largely alone in the Yukon winter with only a map and scant knowledge of how to build a snow shelter. ...
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