![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.
![Doug Tompkins: life and death of the ecological visionary behind North Face | US news | The Guardian Doug Tompkins: life and death of the ecological visionary behind North Face | US news | The Guardian](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/bb00bfaa687f64e5b0dfed5dc0e1d459520bbeb6/0_0_2700_1621/master/2700.jpg?width=1200&height=900&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&s=538635f971e94ee88e62dde6a62e262a)
Doug Tompkins: life and death of the ecological visionary behind North Face | US news | The Guardian
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Police probe into why North Face founder went on danger kayak trip | Yvon chouinard, Douglas tompkins, Kayaking
![Police probe into why North Face founder Douglas Tompkins went on danger kayak trip | Daily Mail Online Police probe into why North Face founder Douglas Tompkins went on danger kayak trip | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/12/09/20/2F3719F400000578-0-image-a-3_1449694578926.jpg)
Police probe into why North Face founder Douglas Tompkins went on danger kayak trip | Daily Mail Online
Column: A San Francisco socialite sues for a share of the Esprit fortune her conservationist father left to charity - Los Angeles Times
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