![Douglas Tompkins, a noted conservationist and the founder of the clothing brands The North Face and Esprit, died on Tuesday during a kayaking trip in Chile. Douglas Tompkins, a noted conservationist and the founder of the clothing brands The North Face and Esprit, died on Tuesday during a kayaking trip in Chile.](http://www.mountainblog.eu/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Kris-and-Doug-Tompkins-947x1024.jpg)
Douglas Tompkins, a noted conservationist and the founder of the clothing brands The North Face and Esprit, died on Tuesday during a kayaking trip in Chile.
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Police probe into why North Face founder Douglas Tompkins went on danger kayak trip | Daily Mail Online
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Doug Tompkins, co-founder of The North Face, dies in kayaking accident in Patagonia – New York Daily News
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