The North Face
The North Face is a globally renowned outdoor apparel and equipment brand founded in 1966 by Douglas Tompkins and Susie Tompkins Buell in San Francisco, California, originally as a small mountaineering retail store. Named after the coldest, most unforgiving side of a mountain in the Northern Hemisphere, the brand has grown into one of the most respected names in outdoor gear, technical apparel, and adventure equipment. Now a subsidiary of VF Corporation and headquartered in Denver, Colorado, ...