That business grew to become the multibillion-dollar retailer Esprit, known for its casual sportswear and lifestyle clothing. He most recently visited our headquarters in Alameda, CA in 2013 and again inspired us to live a life of outdoor exploration. Conservation Finance Network. [21] Through creating public-access infrastructure, including trails, campgrounds, visitor centers, and a restaurant, Tompkins sought to promote wilderness experience, in hopes of inspiring a deeper environmental ethic in the park's many thousands of visitors. In 1999, William Langewiesche provided The Atlantic with one irreplaceable piece of writing on Tompkins ideological shift, which led him to sell his stake in Esprit and move to South America and denouncing the consumerism that built his fortune. 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The good he did in the world will not end.. This is what we can do. "The Iber Wetlands: Argentinas Preeminent Wildlife Reserve". [4] The Tompkinses were focused on park creation, wildlife recovery, ecological agriculture, and activism, with the goal of saving biodiversity. We will share more memories of our friend in the coming days. Nevertheless, she adds, They have protected more land than any other private individuals in history.. He had absolutely no respect for authority.". Four years ago, Tompkins and Chouinard made their last first ascent in . Il miliardario Douglas Tompkins aveva dedicato gli ultimi anni alla battaglia ecologista. No one else was seriously injured. Please read this powerful piece, Douglas Tompkins: A Force for Nature, to learn about his legacy. Douglas Tompkins, an outdoorsman, environmental activist, conservationist and entrepreneur who co-founded the North Face clothing company in San Francisco, died Tuesday in a kayaking accident . Who was Douglas Tompkins, the founder of The North Face, Deep Ecology: Living as if Nature Mattered, Creative Commons Attribuzione - Non commerciale - Non opere derivate 4.0 Internazionale. The route the six men had plotted from Puerto Snchez to Puerto Ingeniero Ibez took them past cathedrals of marble carved over the millennia by the waves. [8] In 1963, Tompkins founded the California Mountaineering Guide Service. Fitz Roy in 1968. Read more on these topics: Americas, Latin America, South America, Outdoor. By 1978, they had boosted annual sales at the company to more than $100 million. Yvon Chouinard, 77, founder of clothing company Patagonia, was in a kayak with Jib Ellison, founder and CEO of sustainability consulting firm Blu Skye. Each of these farms produces a variety of products, including sheep, cattle, honey, berries, and organic vegetables. We are on the side of those who decide to live with passion and purpose, acting to make the world a better place. Tompkins and his second wife, Kristine McDivitt Tompkins, also rank as the greatest private wilderness conservationists of all time, having bought and preserved 2.2 million acres of mountains, rivers, and rain forest in Chile and Argentina, an area equivalent to about three Yosemite National Parks. Douglas Tompkins, the entrepreneur and environmentalist who co-founded outdoor equipment giant The North Face almost 50 years ago, has died in a kayaking accident in the Chilean wilderness . These parks are our life's work, not the clothing chains we created, selling people clothes they don't need. Doug Tompkins passed away doing the very thing he loved, and he will be remembered as one of the most important characters in environmental activism and ecology our generation has ever known. While there, he borrowed a motorcycle to ride across Chile. Douglas Tompkins, co-founder of North Face, dies in kayak accident, Highway threatens Chilean preserve created by S.F. Tompkins origins as an environmentalist lie in the early 60s, when the high-school dropout spent several years climbing and skiing everywhere from Colorado to South America. Concerned about the environmental impact? All the while, however, Tompkins was becoming increasingly disenchanted with the corporate world. Rumors now range from the conspiratorial to the phantasmagorical: Tompkins is creating a second Israel in South America; he is siphoning off the worlds last freshwater resources for other American millionaires; he is building bunkers for a pending nuclear war. At 17 he headed to Colorado, working in Aspen and squirreling away money for a year before flying to Europe to ski the Alps. "Doug and I were both overly cavalier about jumping into dangerous things," says Yvon Chouinard, founder of Patagonia and a lifelong friend of Douglas Tompkins, the pioneering conservationist. Tompkins acknowledged the local objections to an outsider buying up land in Chile, but he believed the risks of going up against the Chilean government outweighed doing nothing: First of all, you never know if youre doing to right thing, he once said. [3] In 2010, Thompson won two thirds of the vote in his ward, defeating Mark Scharfe and Bob Masaro. 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Tompkins, who co-founded North Face and Esprit, died in the ecological empyrean of Patagonia that he had sought to protect after cashing out of his life in America and moving to South America. He and his second wife, Kris Tompkins, whom he married in 1993, bought more than 2 million acres of wilderness in Chile and Argentina and devoted themselves to creating parks, protecting wildlife and supporting ecologically sustainable agriculture. Douglas Tompkins shakes hands with Chilean President Ricardo Lagos in 2003. ne irreplaceable piece of writing on Tompkins ideological shift. The two began a romance and married. Mr. Tompkins and his second wife, the former Kristine McDivitt, a former chief executive of the clothing company Patagonia, moved to South America in the 1990s. That trip's holy grail was Mount Fitz Roy, a 11,000-foot rock tower in Argentina where they were trapped by storms. Next, Tompkins spent various parts of two years rock climbing in Europe, Colorado, and California. [14], In 2016, Tompkins Buell donated $500,000 to lawyer Lisa Bloom's firm in order to assist women who came forward with sexual harassment and assault allegations against Donald Trump leading up to the 2016 presidential election. Web SpecialsSave on Gear for Your Next Trip, Remembering The North Face Founder Douglas Tompkins. The North Face founder Doug Tompkins poses for a photograph with Jeff Johnson and Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard during the filming of the documentary 180 Degrees South in Chile. Pumaln Park was one of Tompkins earliest acquisitions. Doug Tompkins paced the San Francisco sidewalk, hawking downhill skis to beatniks and groggy sailors. The Grateful Dead played at the store's opening, and beatnik poet Allen Ginsberg and jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie often dropped by the store. "There are a lot of special interests that don't want to see land set aside." (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) DOCTOR, SERGIO GAETE, SAYING: He was rescued but later died from severe hypothermia. Profile. With them were river conservation advocate Weston Boyles, 29, and Laurence Alvarez-Roos, 49, co-owner and guide at Bio Bio Expeditions, an adventure travel outfitter based in Chile and California. Text HELP for help. [4], Susie Tompkins Buell was born Susan Russell in San Francisco in 1943, to parents Clarabelle and Floyd Russell. But with the case of Douglas Tompkins, the headlines and context dont match up. Doug was a dear mentor to our company and a good friend to many of us here at Patagonia. If we have any hope of a thriving planetmuch less a businessit is going to take all of us doing what we can with the resources we have. The accident took place in Chile, where Tompkins lived with his wife Kristine McDivitt, whilst he was kayaking with a group of five people. In the course of his career as a conservationist, Tompkins, originally from Ohio, had preserved some 2.2m acres of land in Chile and Argentina with his wife, Kristine McDivitt Tompkins, former CEO of Patagonia. Those close to him recall a brilliant man with an absolute passion for nature. We are all deeply saddened by the news of Doug Tompkins passing. See Photos. For half a century, Tompkins claimed new climbing routes on big mountains, surfed throughout the Western Hemisphere, and made first descents on whitewater rivers around the globe. "Women's fashion was not first on Doug's list of things to be interested in," says Dorworth, "but he was interested in running a good business." Land use is highly political here, more than most places: If we wanted to retire in peace we wouldn't be here. [1], She attended primary school at the Convent School of the Sacred Heart, Ojai Valley School, and Miss Burkes School. He used to always tell me, Dont let your imagination get in the way of your potential. He is gone, but he will not be forgotten.. Oxfam report reveals that since 2020, for every dollar earned by those in the poorest 90 per cent of humanity, a billionaire has earned 1.7 million. In 1992, he formed the Conservation Land Trust, which created Pumaln Park, a nature sanctuary and Chiles largest public park. I'm a troublemaker and I'm proud of it. In addition to his wife and Ms. Walker, Mr. Tompkins is survived by his mother, Faith; his brother, John, and another daughter, Quincey Tompkins Imhoff. In 1993, he married Kristine L. McDivitt, a former chief executive of Patagonia; the two worked together on conservation projects. [1] In childhood, her family had a second home in Bolinas, which had a profound impact on her love of the natural world. It is an ecocentric view that rejects the idea of inherent human superiority and instead gives equal moral weight to all elements of naturefrom the living to the inanimate. Fast on his feet and quick with a retort, the twenty-two-year-old thrived on . [36] Eco Barons, Edward Humes' 2009 account of the "dreamers, schemers, and millionaires who are saving our planet," uses Tompkins as the first example of this new group of philanthropists. Find your friends on Facebook. Log In. Truthfully, its a bit ironic, said Butler. He bought a 16mm camera and, with Chouinard, climber Lito Tejada-Flores and ski racer Dick Dorworth, packed an old Ford van with surfboards, skis, and gear, and drove 8,000 miles from California to Argentina. He later eschewed the business world to focus on environmentalism, purchasing large swaths of land for . Growing increasingly concerned about the ecological impacts of the fashion industry, Tompkins decided to leave the business world in the late 1980s. Sign up for exclusive offers, original stories, activism awareness, events and more. Dont worry, we'll only contact you about activism here. To have lost his life in a lake and have nature just sort of gobble him up is just shocking.. Part of HuffPost Business. [32], Tompkins' environmental work won him respect and accolades outside of South America: in 2012, the African Rainforest Conservancy awarded Tompkins and his wife its "New Species Award";[33] in 2007, the International Conservation Caucus Foundation awarded its "Good Steward" award to him and his wife, Kris;[34] in 2008, the American Alpine Club awarded him the David R. Brower Award, for his work preserving mountain regions; in 2009, Latin Trade named him the "Environmental Leader of the Year". Douglas Rainsford Tompkins (March 20, 1943 - December 8, 2015) was an American businessman, conservationist, outdoorsman, philanthropist, filmmaker, and agriculturalist. Also known as Dwight L Thompson, L Douglas, Dwan L Thompson. He was a very inspired person. Tompkins sold his share of the North Face in 1969, and in 1989 when he and his first wife were divorced he sold his half of Esprit, and shifted his focus to deep ecology. Inspired by the principles of Norwegian philosopher Arne Nss, he established the Foundation for Deep Ecology in 1990, concerned with re-establishing man as a member of the natural world and not its master. Tompkins bought more than 2 million acres of land and set about creating private parks that kept rainforests from development across Chile and Argentina before his death at 72 on Tuesday. The Iber project advocated for enhanced protection of government-owned floodplain lands, and in 2009 the provincial government created Iber Provincial Park on 553,000 hectares of public land in the reserve. That was my dad in a nutshell. Like that Zen painter who always leaves part of his painting unfinished, we always left room for disaster. We meet the women working to reverse trends of disengagement with studies, normalise motherhood in universities, and counteract gender disparities to improve access to academic careers for Colombian women and mothers. A small facility in the Pillan farm processes honey and berries for jams, which are sold under the name Pillan Organics. Tompkins was kayaking with five other people in Chilean Patagonia when his boat capsized. [1] Her father was a "betting commissioner" and worked in real estate. @doug.thompson.566. [39][40] He was 72 years old and survived by his second wife, Kristine (McDivitt), two daughters, brother and mother.[13][41]. "It's almost as if we've had a subconscious wish to invite catastrophe so we can try to get out of it. It is known for spectacular geological formations, unpredictable weather and cold water, generally below 40 degrees Fahrenheit. In particular, many locals in Chile and Argentina expressed resentment and distrust for the duo's massive land purchases. Please remove some items to proceed. [5] Initially Buell and Tise sold dresses to small clothing shops from the back of their Volkswagen van. In 1989, he sold his share of the American company back to Susie, from whom he had separated, putting most of his profits into land conservation. There werent too many dull moments.. (Douglas Tompkins was in a very serious condition, they carried out advanced resuscitation techniques, his body temperature was at 19 degrees Celsius when he arrived (at the hospital). Giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla), collared peccary (Peccary tajacu), South American tapir (Tapirus terrestris), pampas deer (Ozotoceros bezoarticus), and red-and-green macaw (Ara chloropterus) have been reintroduced to the wild, and a captive breeding program for jaguars (Panthera onca) was created to support reintroduction of jaguars to the parks.[24]. COYHAIQUE, CHILE (DECEMBER 8, 2015) (TVN - NO ACCESS CHILE/CNN/CHILE WEBSITES) Before the rescue, Tompkins spent a considerable amount of time in waters under 4 degrees Celsius, or under 40 degrees Fahrenheit, The New York Times reported, citing a local news story. 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So in 1967 he sold The North Face for $50,000 to become a filmmaker like Bruce Brown, whose The Endless Summer had recently become a global hit. Dr. Douglas J. Thompson is an oncologist and is affiliated with UNC Health Blue Ridge.He received his medical degree from Medical College of Georgia and has been in practice for more than 20 years. What he was doing for conservation has been a complete turnaround.. Nowhere is this more evident than in the treatment of Eileen Gu, the US-born Chinese freestyle skier that is taking the sport by storm. He was 72. Tompkins Buell co-founded the Esprit clothing and The North Face brand with her first husband, Doug Tompkins whom she met when she picked him up while he was hitchhiking. Zamboni, Tala, Sebastin Di Martino, and Ignacio Jimnez-Prez (2017). In 1989, Susie bought him out of Esprit for $170 million, and Tompkins turned all of his intensity, and most of his new wealth, toward conservation. This design also increased the strength of the tent because the domed shape allowed the wind to roll over it. With all eyes currently fixed on the war in Ukraine, Paralympians competing in Beijing can show us the bright side of international cooperation. ", One area in which Tompkins was not cavalier, of course, was land preservation, and after news of his death spread, Tompkins' grand vision for his holdings got one more boost. This article was amended on 15 December 20 15. Tompkins designed tents that were some of the first to avoid a pole in the middle, by using bendable rods threaded through exterior sleeves instead. By providing your email address, you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. He returned to his hometown in Millbrook, but did not graduate from high school. Saving the Last Frontier / Douglas and Kristine Tompkins fight Douglas Tompkins poses in his property in Ibera, near Carlos Pellegrini in Corrientes Province, Argentina, on November 5, 2009. Several years later the couple, along with a third partner, Jane Tise, started selling plain Jane dresses out of a station wagon. [2][15][16], Last edited on 13 November 2022, at 02:09, "Who Is Susie Tompkins Buell? They have protected more land than any other private individuals in history.. "Then we got this side wind, so we had huge waves coming in on either side.". Mr. Tompkins, an experienced kayaker, and his fellow paddlers capsized after being hit by large waves in bad weather, according to reports from the Chilean army. Around the lake, mountains rise up on all sides forming a highly variable microclimate the weather can turn from sunny and calm to snowing with gale-force winds in a matter of hours. We are deeply saddened to learn of Doug Tompkins' death. In 1994, The Conservation Land Trust (CLT), along with U.S. philanthropist Peter Buckley, acquired 208,000 acres (84,000ha) of native forest that was slated for logging, adjacent to vast areas of federal land under the jurisdiction of the Chilean Armed Forces. Learn more about our environmental and social responsibility program. He then traipsed through the Andes Mountains in South America until his money ran out in 1962, forcing him to return to the United States. North Face co-founder and conservation luminary Doug Tompkins, 72, died yesterday in Coyhaique, Chile. South American news stations reported that Mr. Tompkins was in the water for a lengthy period before he was rescued. and the mark he left in terms of conservation and vision will live on. But by 1990 he had grown disillusioned with the corporate world and sold his stake in Esprit for what was reported as more than $150 million. He had assembled and preserved the land which became the largest gift of private land to any South American government. We are the space in which education becomes determination, feeling becomes action, the goal becomes solution and result. Mr. Tompkins, who also co-founded Esprit with his then-wife, Susie Tompkins Buell, capsized while paddling with five other people on General Carrera Lake in the Patagonia region, according to reports confirmed by North Face officials. When The North Face founder Douglas Tompkins died after a kayaking accident in December, he left behind an unparalleled legacy: 2.2 million acres of protected wilderness. 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Tompkins appointed himself "image director", developing his own marketing approach: overseeing all aspects of the company's image, from store design to catalogue layout, while his wife served as design director. Doug is related to Jean B Thompson . He founded the North Face Inc, co-founded Esprit and various environmental groups, including the Foundation for Deep Ecology and Tompkins Conservation.[3]. Douglas Tompkins, the founder of the North Face and Esprit clothing brands and a noted conservationist, died Tuesday after a kayaking accident in the Patagonia region of Chile. Mr. Tompkins was given many environmental awards, but his efforts were not immune to criticism. On Tuesday the fourth day of the trip wind gusts picked up over the course of the morning until the kayakers were battling 2.5-meter swells in 60kmph winds. You have exceeded the maximum number of line items for your cart (50). Although the couples environmental activism won them many accolades and praise, they also encountered controversy and criticism. Owner at Doug Thompson Hypnosis. just for old times sake, to keep our hand in there and get a little bit of muscle tone. Revisiting their work in The Atlantic last year, Diana Saverin wrote of how Tompkins fealty to his ideology kept him a misunderstood figure. 13. Includes Address (7) Phone (3) Email (4) See Results. "Conservation is not without its critics and opposition," he acknowledged in an interview just before he died. 2. He had the ability to walk his talk. This is a guy who was a world class mountaineer, multiple first ascents on many continents and multiple first descents as a whitewater kayaker. Shop The North Face Canada End of Season Sale for winter deals on jackets, backpacks, coats, shoes, hoodies, and other outdoor gear for men, women, and kids. 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