The North Face - Al Rai

Fifth RingRoad,The Avenues Mall,Al-Rai, Al Farwaniyah Governorate,Kuwait.

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The North Face? fundamental mission remains unchanged since 1966: building the best gear for the outdoors, supporting the preservation of wild places, and inspiring a global movement of outdoor exploration.Doug Tompkins founds The North Face? as a small ski and backpacking retail and mail order operation in San Francisco\'s North Beach area, at 308 Columbus Ave, CA.The first production facility was squeezed into the back of The North Face? store on Telegraph Avenue in Berkeley.Kicking off decades of innovation was the Ruthsack, which premiered in 1969. It revolutionized load-carrying by slashing a pack\'s weight.The North Face? unveiled the Oval Intention geodesic dome tent based on the ideas and assistance of Buckminster Fuller, the originator of geodesics.Sealing a lasting partnership with mills and suppliers to test all textiles and technologies, the revolutionary fabric GORE-TEX? was introduced to our outerwear in 1977.Arlene Blum\'s inspiring account, Annapurna: A Woman\'s Place, remains iconic to generations of adventurers.The company launched Extreme Gear in 1983, a skiwear line built from GORE-TEX? fabrics.The 1985 Mountain Jacket and Pant - a weatherproof suit utilizing GORE-TEX? fabrics - was among the first fully seam-taped outfits.Himalayan expeditions, with their treks to lofty altitudes, have been a perennial inspiration at the company.The North Face? has journeyed to the highest elevations in the world: on the 1990 oxygenless ascent of the notorious mountain K2.In 1997, the company adopted a new tag line: \"Never Stop Exploring.\" It reinforced the spirit of adventure that would continue to guide The North Face?.In 1998, Greg Child, Alex Lowe, Jared Ogden, and Mark Synnott achieved first ascent of Great Sail Peak in the island, on a 20-day climb.USA Today dubs Kit DesLauriers\' climb-up and ski-off of Everest as the \"Crowing Glory of a Seven-Peak Dream\".Separate, yet together in spirit, two The North Face? athletes complete 50 marathons in 50 states in 50 days.On the heels of his daring free solo of the multi-pitch route Moonlight Buttress in Zion National Park, UT, Alex Honnold free-soloes the Regular Northwest Face on Half Dome in Yosemite.The North Face? Explore Fund announced at the 2010 Outdoor Nation Youth Summit in NYC.The expedition will sail through the Drake Passage and meander around the Fjords of the Antarctica Peninsula as the team search for lines to ride on the continent.From the mountain to the city, Thermoball is the breakthrough insulation that that delivers uncompromising warmth in all conditions.

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