Douglas Tompkins, the co-founder of clothing brands North Face and Esprit, died of hypothermia yesterday after his kayak capsized in rough water on the General Carrera Lake in southern Chile. He was ...

The filmmakers behind the Academy Award-winning documentary Free Solo (2018) are back to profile one of the world's foremost conservationists. On Wednesday, National Geographic exclusively shared with ...

It may not achieve the white-knuckle visceral kicks found in their Oscar-winning 2018 documentary “Free Solo,” but co-directors Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin deliver another rewardingly ...

Billionaire Douglas Tompkins, the North Face and Esprit co-founder who died in a kayaking accident in Chile in December 2015, didn’t leave a dime to either of his two daughters or his five ...

Wealthy U.S. businessman and environmental activist Douglas Tompkins died Tuesday from severe hypothermia in a kayaking accident, Chilean authorities said. The Aysten health service said the ...

Douglas Tompkins, who built a fortune in the clothing business and used it to preserve large tracts of wilderness in South America, died of hypothermia Tuesday after a kayaking accident in southern ...

SANTIAGO - 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 ...

LOS ANGELES -- Commit first, then figure it out. That was one of the mantras of conservationist Doug Tompkins and his wife Kris. Their story, including the highs and lows of their biggest project, is ...

Kris Tompkins and her late husband, Douglas Tompkins — renowned conservationist, founder of The North Face and cofounder of Esprit — overcame controversy and adversity to to save a Patagonian paradise ...

Wild Life premieres in select cities April 14 and will make its broadcast debut on the National Geographic Channel May 25, then stream on Disney+ May 26 The filmmakers behind the Academy Award-winning ...

SANTIAGO, Chile — Douglas Tompkins, a wealthy U.S. businessman and environmental activist who bought up large swaths of land in South America's Patagonia region with the aim to keep them pristine, has ...