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Monthly Archives: October 2010

His closets are full of shoes, and it’s not a fashion statement

Oct. 25th 2010
By Dave

Precision footwork is something SCARPA team member Gord McArthur puts a lot of value in. Here a fun little vid where he shows what that looks like, and why he’s a fan of all the different categories of SCARPA footwear. A typical day in the McArthur household – chasing the kids around followed by a [...]

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The winners just keep coming…

Oct. 22nd 2010
By Claire

Well, the results are in on the next round of contest winners, and SCARPA would like to again thank all those who participated. We love hearing from you and seeing our customers in action. It’s why we do what we do. And today we want to congratulate (and gear out) two more winners. Elyse Lemieux won [...]

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SCARPA announces web-site launch contest winners … and stay tuned for more

Oct. 21st 2010
By Dave

It’s always fun to give away outdoor gear, and we’re psyched to stoke out of a few of our loyal SCARPA customers this week, following a few contests we ran during the launch of our new SCARPA North America web site last and the early part of this month. Congrats to Byron Murray, who won [...]

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Eric Larson skis to both poles, summits Everest inside of one year

Oct. 18th 2010
By Dave

A big congrats to Eric Larson, who nabbed his ‘third pole,’ the summit of Mount Everest, on Thursday, in his quest to summit the world’s highest mountain and ski to both North and South Pole inside of one year. Larson’s Save the Poles Expedition was part of an effort to raise awareness about global warming [...]

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A Family Affair

Oct. 14th 2010
By Claire

SCARPA North America athlete Andrew McLean is all about family…The Alaska Family, that is, and tonight he’s going to be giving a presentation on just how committed he’s been. “The Alaska Family” refers to a set of three peaks, the Denali, Sultana and Mt. Hunter. According to Native American lore, these mountains are the Father [...]

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Backpacker tests boots the hard way, SCARPA Barun comes out on top

Oct. 4th 2010
By Dave

Leave it to the team over at Backpacker to take a bunch of hiking boots and dump them in a cement mixer to see how they held up to extreme abuse. But, hey, to their credit, Backpacker puts gear through the paces like few other test team do, so we were especially pleased that the [...]

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