RACHEL ABRAMS

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Douglas Tompkins, conservationist founder of The North Face, dies in kayak accident

Douglas Tompkins, a noted conservationist and the founder of the clothing brands The North Face and Esprit, died on Tuesday of hypothermia after a kayaking accident in the Patagonia region of southern Chile. He was 72.

By RACHEL ABRAMS and Ashley Southall●

December 09, 2015 at 4:15 am