Growing increasingly concerned about the ecological impacts of the fashion industry, Tompkins decided to leave the business world in the late 1980s. Butler said he felt fortunate to have spent 10 years as part of the whirlwind of work surrounding Tompkins, whom he described as an inspiring, exhausting, sometimes exasperating leader, a brilliant man with an absolute passion to saving wild nature. That same year, Tompkins suggested a trip to Patagonia to his friend Yvon Chouinard, who was at that time making climbing hardwear. Doug Tompkins paced the San Francisco sidewalk, hawking downhill skis to beatniks and groggy sailors. That included Pumaln Park, one of the worlds largest private parks, protecting 715,000 acres of rain forest that stretches from the Pacific Ocean to the Andes. [3] In 2010, Thompson won two thirds of the vote in his ward, defeating Mark Scharfe and Bob Masaro. [2][15][16], Last edited on 13 November 2022, at 02:09, "Who Is Susie Tompkins Buell? We are deeply saddened by the news of Doug Tompkins passing. "Doug would be waiting for me with a motorcycle and a change of clothes. Tompkins sold The North Face with the intention of a focus on adventure film making.[13]. Doug was special to many of us. Tompkins is buried at a small cemetery near the Lodge at Valle Chacabuco in Parque Patagonia. When the storms finally cleared, they made the first ascent of the now-classic California Route, with Tompkins yelling repeatedly at Tejada-Flores, their designated cameraman, "Hey, Fellini, how about getting some footage?" Doug also had a visceral dislike for authority, writes Chouinard, and always relished breaking the rules.. Doug Tompkins in Patagonia National Park. Unable to right their kayak, the pair held on to their boat while the other members of their group attempted to coordinate a rescue.Using a satellite phone, the group called for a helivac while Ellison and Boyles attempted to pull Tompkins from the water. Tompkins was kayaking with five other people in Chilean Patagonia when his boat capsized. Nov 2007 - Present15 years 3 months. North Face co-founder and conservation luminary Doug Tompkins, 72, died yesterday in Coyhaique, Chile. ", (Tompkins climbing Mt. The proposed park, which would total 700,000 hectares, would be the largest national park in Argentina and home to hundreds of bird species, giant anteaters, and macaw parrots. Il miliardario Douglas Tompkins aveva dedicato gli ultimi anni alla battaglia ecologista. Ive never ever tried to make life easy for myself, Tompkins told The Guardian in a 2009 interview. In the process of buying up land for what he hoped would be 12 national parks, he reforested denuded acres, cultivated sustainable farms, built visitor centers and established hiking trails. The two had two daughters and co-founded the Esprit clothing company. Douglas A Thompson, 47. 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. Aerial view of the estate "Rincon del Socorro" of US billionaire Douglas Tompkins, in Ibera, near Carlos Pellegrini in Corrientes Province, Argentina, on November 5, 2009. [18] Subsequently, in 1989 and 1994, he sold his interests in the other Esprit entities around the world. We are all deeply saddened by the news of Doug Tompkins passing. But in December, the 72-year-old Tompkins and Chouinard, along with climber Rick Ridgeway and three others, were on a five-day, 50-mile kayak paddle in southern Chile when the group ran into what Chouinard calls a perfect trap. 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. He was 72. I want him down at the baseball diamond right now!' The Conservation Land Trust (a U.S. environmental foundation) donated these protected lands to Fundacin Pumaln (a Chilean foundation), for their administration and continual development as a type of National Park with public access under a private initiative. 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. 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. 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Doug Tompkins, founder of The North Face and clothing company Esprit, died today, at the age of 72. Rarely appearing outdoors without a collared shirt or a cashmere sweater, Tompkins seemed determined to prove that no specialty clothing was needed on an adventure. 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. He will be missed. 13. Thompson had . [25], In 2007 the Conservation Land Trust established a rewilding program to reintroduce native species which had been extirpated from the wetlands during the 20th century. Like that Zen painter who always leaves part of his painting unfinished, we always left room for disaster. Asur culture and tradition in West Bengal are on the brink of extinction due to age-old religious stigma and the apathy of the state government. just for old times sake, to keep our hand in there and get a little bit of muscle tone. 1:02. He was eventually pulled from the water, but died of hypothermia at Coyhaique Regional Hospital. Douglas Tompkins, co-founder of North Face, dies after Chile kayak accident, Patagonias controversial new national park, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. If youre not willing to take the political heat, then you shouldnt get into the game of land conservation, especially on a large scale., Douglas Tompkins, 72, North Face Founder, Dies in Kayaking Accident, https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/09/business/douglas-tompkins-72-north-face-founder-dies-in-kayaking-accident.html. Susie Tompkins Buell (ne Russell; born 1943) is an American entrepreneur, businesswoman and a donor to progressive causes. [37], In Brazil, the environmentalist Douglas Tompkins was specially honored during the celebrations of 30 years of the Society for the Protection of Wildlife with the video A Natureza do Brasil with images of Haroldo Pallo Jnior and the Brazilian pianist Salete Chiamulera.[38]. Butler and other friends describe Tompkins as dogged in his determination and a perfectionist in all things he undertook. 3. Eventually, though, Tompkins grew tired of making clothing, and his marriage had begun to fray. Weve pledged 1% of sales to the preservation and restoration of the natural environment. Susie Tompkins Buell (ne Russell; born 1943)[2] is an American entrepreneur, businesswoman and a donor to progressive causes. ", "Kris and Doug Tompkins receive the new - Species award from african rainforest conservancy", http://www.iccfoundation.us/2007Gala/DinnerProgram.pdf, "Environmental Leader of the Year: Douglas Tompkins Preserver of the Land", "Filme de Haroldo Palo Jr. Mostra belezas naturais brasileiras", "Douglas Tompkins, co-founder of North Face, dies after Chile kayak accident", YouTube Playlist - Our Founder: Douglas Tompkins, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Douglas_Tompkins&oldid=1139041029, New Species Award, Good Steward Award, David R. Brower Award, This page was last edited on 13 February 2023, at 01:35. Find a local store near you. He was a passionate advocate for the environment, and his legacy of conservation is one that we hope to help continue in the work we do every day. Many believe sustainability is becoming an urgent need, whilst others see it first and foremost as a duty. CLT offered to donate this parcel back to the Chilean state, provided that the whole area became a national park. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) PHYSICIAN, CARLOS SALAZAR, SAYING: VARIOUS EXTERIORS OF THE COYHAIQUE HOSPITAL WHERE NORTHFACE FOUNDER DOUGLAS TOMPKINS WAS TREATED AND PASSED AWAY He later eschewed the business world to focus on environmentalism, purchasing large swaths of land for . The pair tried repeatedly to right the boat. 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]. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. The high-school dropout turned outdoors-loving mogul turned eco-baron devoted the last quarter of his life to conservation advocacy. https://t.co/VsAWellWAv, The North Face EMEA (@TheNorthFaceEU) 9 Dicembre 2015. Log In. A small facility in the Pillan farm processes honey and berries for jams, which are sold under the name Pillan Organics. Tompkins's first major conservation project was Pumaln Park in the Palena Province of Chile, an 800,000-acre (320,000ha) area of Valdivian temperate rain forest, high peaks, lakes, and rivers. Douglas Tompkins, famed environmentalist and co-founder of The North Face, died on Tuesday after a kayaking accident in the Patagonia region of southern Chile. But what he sees as philanthropy, local ranchers . 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. All the while, however, Tompkins was becoming increasingly disenchanted with the corporate world. Douglas Tompkins, the founder of North Face and Esprit, died in the terrain he was devoted to conserving. Douglas Tompkins, famed environmentalist and co-founder of The North Face, died on Tuesday after a kayaking accident in the Patagonia region of southern Chile. 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. They split their time between homes in Chile and Argentina, concentrating their conservation efforts in both countries. Profile. Doug Tompkins, founder of Esprit and The North Face, is seen in a 2006 file photo at his organic garden near Pumalin Park in Chile. Next, Tompkins spent various parts of two years rock climbing in Europe, Colorado, and California. Tompkins was an avid conservationist and created the . He was at various points accused of being a spy, of buying up land to create a Zionist enclave, and of planning to ship Chiles fresh water to parched lands overseas. Also in 1997, Tompkins Buell filed a lawsuit against Esprit, seeking about $4 million in reimbursements from the company for tax payments she made after selling much of her stake in the company to investors.[7][8]. [5], Just to the south of Pumalin, Corcovado National Park represents one of Tompkins's completed conservation projects. Ive never come in personal contact with anybody who could think so big, said Tompkins Imhoff. He was flown, by helicopter, to a hospital in nearby Coyhaique, where he died hours later from severe hypothermia. We are the ones who keep putting obstacles in our own way by buying more land. After retiring in 1989, Tompkins moved to South America and turned his attention to environmental activism. So I went to do something else.. Tom Butler, editorial projects director for Conservacion Patagonica the land trust founded in 2000 by Tompkins and his second wife described the accident as a total shock to his family and friends. Class of 1963. It is known for spectacular geological formations, unpredictable weather and cold water, generally below 40 degrees Fahrenheit. Kris Tompkins continues the work they started together as president of Tompkins Conservation. People named Doug Thompson. U.S. environmentalist and businessman Douglas Tompkins, the founder of outdoor clothing and equipment company The North Face, died on Tuesday during a kayaking trip in Chile, local health . In February 2012, Tompkins Buell stopped supporting President Barack Obama, citing disappointment with his leadership on environmental issues including climate change. [15][14] The 2010 film 180 Degrees South: Conquerors of the Useless describes a modern-day recreation of this journey and also highlights the conservation work on which Tompkins had been working. 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. [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. [4] The Tompkinses were focused on park creation, wildlife recovery, ecological agriculture, and activism, with the goal of saving biodiversity. He died from hypothermia at a nearby hospital. The story of the Ukraine crisis as told by men, women, and soldiers. Mr. Tompkins was born in Ohio in 1943 and grew up in Millbrook, N.Y. A ski racer, rock climber and alpinist with several first ascents to his credit, he founded the California Mountaineering Guide Service in 1963. The remote expanses of southern Chile, facing ecological threats from human activity like logging, offered opportunities for the type of large-scale conservation envisioned by this husband-and-wife team. Suffering from severe hypothermia, Tompkins was flown to Coyhaique Regional Hospital, where he later died in the intensive care unit. A lifelong outdoorsman, Mr. Tompkins made his fortune in retailing but later shunned the business world to pursue his passion for nature and conservationism. We will share more memories of our friend in the coming days. But his work will have no end. Along the way, he married Kristine McDivitt, the former CEO of Patagonia, who joined him in establishing numerous foundations. Douglas Rainsford Tompkins (March 20, 1943 - December 8, 2015) was an American businessman, conservationist, outdoorsman, philanthropist, filmmaker, and agriculturalist. 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. As The New York Times noted, this included buying more than 740,000 acres of land in Chile and turning most of it into Pumaln Park, a nature sanctuary. 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. Log in or sign up for Facebook to connect with friends, family and people you know. 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. 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.. 2023 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved. Through the Foundation for Deep Ecology, Tompkins published a series of large-format, activist photograph books on environmental issues, including: In addition, The Foundation for Deep Ecology had a long history as a grant-maker in categories such as Biodiversity and Wilderness, Ecological Agriculture, and Megatechnology and Economic Globalization, although in-house publishing is now its main focus. 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. Nevertheless, she adds, They have protected more land than any other private individuals in history.. We are deeply saddened to learn of Doug Tompkins death. 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. Dont worry, we'll only contact you about activism here. Mr. Tompkins used his fortune to buy roughly 2.2 million acres through his various conservation groups, Mr. Butler said. // 1. (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). Accessed 19 July 2020. Fitz Roy in 1968. [30], In northeastern Argentina, Tompkins managed cattle ranches in Corrientes Province and polyculture grain and fruit farms in Entre Ros Province. Feeling a growing sense of urgency about proposed dam projects and encroaching oil and gas developments, he then started to plow his money directly into buying up land that was inexpensive and also under threat. "People thought he was a spy at first," says Claudio Seebach, a former adviser to Chilean president Sebastin Piera. Sign Up. Chiles army said that a patrol boat rescued three of the boaters and that a helicopter lifted out the other three. Track orders, save products, easy hassle-free returns & exchanges. The 72-year-old, well-known as an outdoorsman and . // 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. Douglas Tompkins, co-founder of North Face, dies in kayak accident, Highway threatens Chilean preserve created by S.F. Tompkins poses at his property in Ibera, in Corrientes Province, Argentina, in 2009. But perceptions changed once Tompkins began deeding the land to the public: By 2015, he had created three national parks in Argentina and two in Chile, and he was pushing for the creation of several more. Douglas Rainsford Tompkins was born on March 20, 1943, in Ohio. McDivitt Tompkins will continue as the organizations leader. He co-founded North Face in 1964. At Beijing 2022 politics and superpower rivalry are dominating the headlines. Mr. Tompkins attended Pomfret School in Connecticut but never graduated and did not attend college, said Tom Butler, a spokesman for the Foundation for Deep Ecology, which Mr. Tompkins founded in 1990. Tompkins co-founded The North Face in 1964 to make and sell outdoor equipment, according to his conservation website. 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. Tompkins believes in deep ecology, an absolutist version of environmentalismwhich contains little to surprise a North American reader. Esprit emerged from the buyout so deeply in debt that in less than two years it went into technical default on its outstanding loans. See Photos. Doug Tompkins, known for founding outdoor gear company The North Face, has died of hypothermia in a kayaking accident in Patagonia. Clinton Donor Gave $500,000 to Fund Trump Sexual Misconduct Accusers", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Susie_Tompkins_Buell&oldid=1121584509, This page was last edited on 13 November 2022, at 02:09. Tompkins also became a skilled whitewater kayaker, claiming first descents of rivers in California, Africa, and South America. 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. Douglas Tompkins, pictured in Argentina in 2009, died on Tuesday in a kayaking accident in Patagonia. Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area. Find Doug Thompson's phone number, address, and email on Spokeo, the leading people search directory for contact information and public records. He met his first wife, Tompkins Buell, while hitchhiking. Tompkins' eventual movie, Mountain of Storms, never achieved commercial success, but it inspired a generation of outdoor-adventure road-trippers. Web SpecialsSave on Gear for Your Next Trip, Remembering The North Face Founder Douglas Tompkins. In an interview with La Tercera, the co-pilot of the rescue helicopter said the craft had no mechanism to airlift Tompkins directly from the water. She is also noted for her close friendship with Bill and Hillary Clinton and her status as a . This is what we can do. Esprit, died in the terrain he was devoted to conserving. They were on the fourth day of what was supposed to be an easy five-day paddle around the north side of Lake General Carrera, the vast turquoise-watered glacial lake which straddles the border of Argentina and Chile. A keen conservationist, he bought up huge swathes of land in southern . Buy used, trade in and fix your gear through Worn Wear. He will be missed., A photo posted by The North Face (@thenorthface) on Dec 8, 2015 at 5:11pm PST. A former U.S. Forest Service firefighter, he has traveled extensively and covered a wide variety of issues during his career, including the Beijing Olympics, Hurricane Katrina, illegal American tourism in Cuba and a 40-day cross country car trip commemorating the history of automobile travel in America. [8] In 1963, Tompkins founded the California Mountaineering Guide Service. Because we know prioritizing durability results in consuming less energy, wasting less water and creating less trash. [6], Tompkins was born in Conneaut, Ohio on March 20, 1943, the son of an antiques dealer and decorator. He flew airplanes, he climbed to the top of mountains all over the world, his daughter told The New York Times. He already loved Chile and Argentina, from all his trips to Patagonia, and land there was cheap, so he and Kristine a former Patagonia CEO who Tompkins married in 1993 began acquiring immense swaths of it. Beginning in the mid-1960s, he and Susie Tompkins Buell, his first wife, co-founded and ran two companies: the outdoor equipment and clothing company The North Face and the Esprit clothing company. ", For nearly five decades they managed to do just that. That trip had a big influence on both Doug and I, said Chouinard, who five years later founded the Patagonia clothing company, which operates under a mandate to take care of the environment. Often it is brandished as an accessory, sometimes it is used as a gateway, others still it is considered merely a credential. The following day, the Chilean government announced that Pumaln Park, one of Tompkins earliest acquisitions, will become a national park in March 2017. Peter Fimrite is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. At some stage, he lost consciousness. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) SPOKESPERSON FOR THE TOMPKINS FAMILY, HERNAN MLADINIC, SAYING: Owner at Doug Thompson Hypnosis. doug tompkins north face map south america. Revisiting their work in The Atlantic last year, Diana Saverin wrote of how Tompkins fealty to his ideology kept him a misunderstood figure. [20] The Tompkinses' conservation efforts focused on preserving wild landscapes and biodiversity. Doug Thompson. 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. In 1991 he bought the Reihu farm, a semi-abandoned farm at the end of the Reihu Fjord, planning to set aside 42,000 acres (17,000ha) of this unique forest from possible exploitation. 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