Beyond Clothing

Beyond Clothing has picked Seattle-ite, climbing instructor, digital camera proponent, runner, all-around outdoorsman and nice guy Frank Jesseph's name out of the Gear Ambassador campaign entrant pile. Frank has tentatively selected the following apparel: Silk Weight T Base Line Long Sleeve Base Line Pant Steel Shock Pant Cold Fusion Shock Pant Cold Fusion Shock Jacket PL5 Jacket PL5 Vest Cool Blooded X Jacket Beyond looks forward to being involved with CC; that includes becoming a sponsor for 2008 to help Jon and crew. More on that in early January... Thanks, Dan

The names will be in the news release; I have to let them know first either via phone or email today and tomorrow. The CC member chosen has been notified via phone as of this morning. As for the web, I don't think Beyond will create a page specifically for the selectees, but as part of the ongoing gear sponsorship, I plan to create a blog for them to submit updates, trip pics, product comments, etc., not only for the recipients but for Beyond's timely info such as tradeshow updates. The first big event will be the Outdoor expo at the end of January: it's the biggest convention dedicated to everything outdoor related.

Well, well! Seems a Cascade Climber forum member was chosen by Beyond Clothing to be part of their 2008 Gear Ambassador program. To save everyone from the official press release speak, here's a link to the original post: http://cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/724577#Post724577 Thanks to all the CC board members who sent in an entry, and even thanks to those who didn't but gave some great reading material on this forum about their opinion on the whole campaign. The experience as a whole was Beyond positive (no pun intended...okay, maybe there was intent), so much so that Beyond Clothing plans to make this an annual thing with the Cascade Climbers community. Until tomorrow, Dan

Thanks for the replies. I'm the homey at rizencreative. No, I am not getting paid by the click. And yes, Beyond is serious about getting their 2008 line on the bodies of climbers, bikers, runners, kayakers, hunters, fishermen, adventure racers.... This is not one of those "you may have a chance to win a space shuttle flight" and then the company takes out insurance just in case someone gets one jacket. Beyond makes a full line of high-end custom clothing for the tactical and technical consumer, and there will be goods galore racing, riding, and relaxing around when the selectees are announced in mid-November. Beyond will be purchasing online banner ads on several sites for the campaign. Jon just emailed me about potential sponsorship, too, so hopefully something can be worked out. I hope you take the opportunity to get in on the goods. Sincerely, Dan the homey

Hi, my name is Dan, and I represent the agency handling Seattle-based Beyond Clothing's 2008 Tactical and Technical Gear Sponsorship. I've requested permission from CC to post this on the forums so hopefully this does not violate any conduct code. If so please let me know and I will either edit or remove this post. But I wanted the forum members on CC to get in on the exciting news about, well, read on.... September 18, 2007 Beyond Clothing is excited to announce their 2008 Technical and Tactical Clothing Sponsorship Campaign. Based out of beautiful Seattle, Washington, Beyond Clothing has been providing premier jackets, pants, pullovers and layering systems to outdoorsmen (and women) for the past 11 years, and as part of their new branding and line of custom-fit technical and tactical apparel, Beyond is looking for some outdoor enthusiasts to be gear ambassadors. Whether a mountaineer, ice climber, adventure racer, endurance cyclist, trail runner, fly fisherman, hunter, sea kayaker, et al, Beyond wants to team up with professionals and amateurs who understand and appreciate what a high-end, custom-fit garment made of Polartec®, EPIC by Nextec®, W.L. Gore®, and Primaloft® can do for them when turning around and going home early isn’t an option. So what does it take to get in on the action? First, check out www.beyondclothing.com then contact us at the email addy below with the following information: 1. Pick out two tops, two bottoms and the Camber Layering System pieces you would realistically use (no one needs 8 jackets, okay!?) and abuse on road trips, while setting up the tent, frantically reaching for an ice ax, pounding out Mile #30, while signing up and cooling down after an event, taking a picture of your dog atop a snowy peak and while misspelling words about it afterward on your blog or site. This leads us to the next part… 2. Address of your blog or website so we can see an entry about your Beyond Clothing sponsorship effort. It can be one sentence, a novella or simply a link to this press release. 3. If you’re a racer or team, a list of 2007’s best results, and a realistic 2008 schedule. If you’re not a racer, how about a list your 3 favorite trips from 2007. That’s it. Wait, there’s more. Tell your friends to do the same by the deadline of November 1, 2007. We’ll announce the selectees on November 15, 2007. Okay, now we’re done. Thanks, Dan dkouba@rizencreative.com