River & Trail Talk

Despite its unique beginnings in 2014 as a brand that got it’s popularity from two Llamas off of Craiglist and a slew of selfies on social media, Cotopaxi is committed to way more than trending online.Pronounced Koh-toh-PAHK-see, the brand was named after a mountain in Ecuador that founder, Davis Smith, spent much of his childhood around. After other successful entrepreneurial endeavours, Davis Sm …

There are a lot of factors that go into our decision of whether or not to carry a brand. Beyond the logistics and demand, we do our best to select brands with high quality products that share our values and are doing what they can to be part of the solution.Patagonia is no exception to this. They are aware of their impact - the good and the ugly - and they make every effort to improve the process. …