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Doug Tompkins: life and death of the ecological visionary behind North Face | US news | The Guardian
![Douglas Tompkins, a noted conservationist and the founder of the clothing brands The North Face and Esprit, died on Tuesday during a kayaking trip in Chile. Douglas Tompkins, a noted conservationist and the founder of the clothing brands The North Face and Esprit, died on Tuesday during a kayaking trip in Chile.](http://www.mountainblog.eu/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Kris-and-Doug-Tompkins-947x1024.jpg)
Douglas Tompkins, a noted conservationist and the founder of the clothing brands The North Face and Esprit, died on Tuesday during a kayaking trip in Chile.
Tompkins Conservation, the trust started by The North Face founder Doug Tompkins and former Patagonia CEO Kris Tompkins, donated 1 million acres of park land to Chile — Quartz
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Douglas Tompkins, co-founder of North Face, dies after Chile kayak accident | Conservation | The Guardian
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Founder of The North Face and Esprit brands, Douglas Tompkins, dies in Patagonia | News | DW | 09.12.2015
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Police probe into why North Face founder Douglas Tompkins went on danger kayak trip | Daily Mail Online
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Police probe into why North Face founder Douglas Tompkins went on danger kayak trip | Daily Mail Online
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Douglas Tompkins: The North Face founder dies after kayak accident in Patagonia - TomoNews - YouTube
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