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Douglas Tompkins, co-founder of North Face, dies after Chile kayak accident | Conservation | The Guardian
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TIL of Doug Tompkins, a high school drop-out and the co-founder of North Face and Esprit. He eventually sold both businesses and started to do conservation work in South America with his
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Douglas Tompkins, co-founder of North Face, dies after Chile kayak accident | Conservation | The Guardian
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