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OSM at the 2011 World Championships of Surf Kayaking
Dear Retailers and OSM fans, We wanted to take this opportunity to share a photo journal and some notes about a recent event where OSM played a very large role. If you were not aware, the East Coast of the United States, more specifically the Outer Banks of North Carolina was the location of the Valley Kayaks Presents: 2011 World Championships of Surf Kayaking. A beautiful venue, Jennette's Pier in Nags Head, hosted 100 of the world's premiere surf kayakers from nations such as Australia, Japan, England, Portugal, Basque Country, Northern Ireland, Jersey, Canada, Argentina, Italy and more. So where does OSM ...
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Familiar faces in BRO magazine
We were pleased this morning to see such familiar faces on the cover of the November 2011 issue of Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine. Our Thermarest Neo Air sleeping pad, MSR Carbon Reflex 3 tent and MSR MicroRocket stove all found a place in a list of top-40 Gear Innovations.
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OSM Invitational 2011 – Video Preview
This marks the fifth OSM Invitational over the past fifteen years, bringing the most premiere outdoor retailers, product designers, sales representatives and gear manufacturers together in one place. The purpose is to further ourselves as representatives of the outdoor market. Moreover, this event gets us out of the office and into the environment that brought us to the industry we know and love. The OSM invitational is a true networking, learning and inspiring opportunity for those who work in the Outdoor Industry, and a celebration of playing outside. Thanks to everyone who was involved with the event in North Carolina's ...
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Relay Race at the 2011 OSM Invitational
And you thought you wasted your money sending your sales staff to the OSM Invitational.
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Photos at the Brewery – OSM Invitational 2011
Folks, this is our final post of edited photos from the 2011 OSM Invitational. Thanks once again for being part of it, and please come back soon to watch the video that we are still working on. Keep checking the OSM Facebook page for any additional photos we may decide to post. There are a ton of images that didn't make our edit that we'll share with you on a rainy day. Our second night in Pisgah we loaded everyone up in school buses and mass transported the OSM Invitational ...
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Photos on the Trail – OSM Invitational 2011
The hiking trail is where OSM truly has you covered from head to toe. Special thanks go out to our incredible vendors who supported us on the trail at this year's invitational; Vasque, SmartWool, Cascade Designs, Osprey, prAna and Chaco, all essential to our outdoor journeys. Not only did we have some incredible trail hikes throughout Pisgah Forest, but we also had some really fun geo caching going on around camp for those who were interested in a shorter, more calculated walk. Huge thanks are in order to National Geographic and Magellan for ...
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Photos on the Crag – OSM Invitational 2011
Despite the intermittent rainfall during the OSM Invitational, our climbers were lucky enough to find a dry rock face out in the Pisgah Forest. More climbing photos are available at the OSM Facebook page. Please visit and tag yourself or your friends. [caption ...
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Photos Pescados – OSM Invitational 2011
The beautiful stream that ran near our campsite has crystal clear water, home to a plethora of life including crayfish, salamanders, trout and many other species. More fishing photos are available at the OSM Facebook page. Please visit and tag yourself or your friends. [caption id="attachment_2855" ...
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Photos on the River – OSM Invitational 2011
Paddling was our most popular activity at this year's event. Headwaters Outfitters in Rosman NC shuttled us to a couple of the most beautiful class I-II sections of the French Broad River. The blazing colors of the Fall foliage added the already beautiful riverbed with it's many twists and turns, wildlife sightings and long range views. Thanks to Tony Turner and Steve Augustine for providing Confluence brand boats for everyone and to Chad Baird for the fleet of Naish SUPs. More photos of the river trips at our event are available at the OSM Facebook page. Please ...
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Photos of Yoga – OSM Invitational 2011
Renowned kayaker and yoga instructor Anna Levesque, of Girls at Play and Yoga for Kayaking, gave us her time and expertise in the interest of good health for mind and body. Both mornings of the OSM Invitational in Pisgah Forest the prAna mats were laid out on the lawn, ready for anyone prepared to start the day with an invigorating workout. More photos of yoga at our event are available at the OSM Facebook page. Please visit and tag yourself or your friends.
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