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http://www.obsessionclimbing.com/feature

Apparently he purchased land in Patagonia the size of Cyprus for conservation. Damn he was wealthy...

In reply to brunchman:
Watch a film called 180° South.

edit, 20 mins later

I've just read the article. it Mentions the film on the first line. That'll teach me


Great article though

In reply to goose299:

I wonder whos inherited his estates, presumably Northface?

In reply to brunchman:

Why The North Face? I imagine it'd be his wife, children or maybe whatever organisation he set up to create the national park?

In reply to galpinos:

That article misspells Yvon Chouinard's last name in the first sentence, but gets it right later on.

Doug's fortune came from Esprit, which was posting yearly revenues of $1 billion and profits of $80,000. He sold the North Face for spare change at $50,000.

As for his estate, his wife, two daughters, a brother, and his mother survive him, and he has a conservation foundation.

In reply to brunchman:

Wish there were more entrepreneurs like him - used his wealth wisely. A loss. This Guardian article is more extensive btw:
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/dec/13/douglas-tompkins-co-founder-...

- and there's this from one of the guys who survived the accident:

http://www.tompkinsconservation.org/news/2016/01/09/the-legacy-of-doug-tomp...

In reply to brunchman:

A sad accident. I am surprised that a man with his experience in the outdoors wasn't wearing a drysuit.

In reply to Gone:

Maybe it was a matter of attitude or philosophy - the Guardian piece had this:

"Rarely appearing outdoors without a collared shirt or a cashmere sweater, Tompkins seemed determined to prove that no specialty clothing was needed on an adventure."