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Marmot History

In April 1971, University of California Santa Cruz students Eric Reynolds and Dave Huntley were in Alaska on the Juneau Icefields on a school project in Glaciology. It was here on the glacier, amongst these students, that the idea of a Marmot club began.

To become a Marmot, you had to climb a glaciated peak with another Marmot. One of the rules of the club was that everyone was president. Most of the other rules dealt with the collegiate fascination with bodily functions.

Marmot has grown since 1977. It is now headquartered in Santa Rosa, California. It has 650 authorized Marmot dealers in the US. It now has offices in California, Colorado, Canada, Hong Kong, United Kingdom, Sweden and Germany. Its products are distributed in 27 countries. However, the company has not changed that much in twenty-nine years. It is still all about the highest quality performance product.

Marmot provides a tireless commitment to build the finest outdoor clothing and equipment available, honoring core professional’s world-wide.

Marmot and Grassroots Outdoor Alliance

Marmot has been a long-time supporter of the Grassroots Outdoor Alliance, comprised of 32 of the most committed specialty outdoor retailers in America.  Marmot is one of our most trusted partners and we support a full range of their products.  Marmot supports our retailers with events, marketing and athlete speaker series.  Find Grassroots Events near you.

Marmot and the Triple Crown Bouldering Series

The Triple Crown is a series of three outdoor rock climbing competitions that are held in the most prestigious boulderfields in the Southeast. The events take place during the first Saturday of October, November, and December, allowing over 1,500 climbers and enthusiasts from around the WORLD to enjoy some of the best climbing the US has to offer during one of the most spectacular times of the year to be in the southeast.

Locations
Triple Crown begins at Hound Ears just outside Boone, North Carolina.
Triple Crown moves next to Horse Pens-40 in Steele Alabama.
The Triple Crown culminates at Stone Fort (Little Rock City) located atop Mowbray Mountain just outside of Chattanooga Tennessee.

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