The North Face, Inc. is an outdoor product company specializing in outerwear, fleece, shirts, footwear, and equipment such as backpacks, tents, and sleeping bags. The North Face is a subsidiary of <a href="https://sponsorpitch.com/sponsors/vf-corporation">VF Corporation</a>. The North Face brand was established in 1966 in San Francisco, when Douglas Tompkins and Kenneth "Hap" Klopp created an equipment retail store that eventually acquired the name The North Face.
REI Outessa series is a series of nationwide outdoor events designed to grow and strengthen the community of women in the outdoors.