North Face is often a San Francisco based company that was established in 1968. Douglas Tompkins and Dick Happ are two hiking enthusiasts who was so passionate about mountaineering that they put up their own small mountaineering retail shop. They designed, manufactured, and sold technical mountaineering equipment and apparel. They had over 40 many years of combined experience in mountaineering and wanted to encourage other explorers to push their boundaries. The corporation continuously strives to introduce new, innovative designs for out of doors apparel. Their Denali jackets are hands down the first selection by most from the world's most accomplished outdoorsman - skiers, snow boarders, climbers.