Doug Tompkins, the co-founder of The North Face and Esprit clothing lines, died Tuesday while kayaking in Patagonia, Chile. He was 72.

Douglas Tompkins, a wealthy U.S. businessman and environmental activist who bought up large swaths of land in South America's Patagonia region with the aim to keep them pristine, has died. He was 72.

Doug Tompkins, the co-founder of The North Face and Esprit clothing lines, died Tuesday after a kayaking incident in Patagonia, Chile. He was 72. Tompkins appeared to have been with several other m… ...

PATAGONIA, Chile — Doug Tompkins, the co-founder of The North Face and Esprit clothing lines, died Tuesday while kayaking in Patagonia, Chile. He was 72.

William Copestake on exploring the magic of Chilean Patagonia's glacial lakes and fjords before it's too late.

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Earlier this month, three kayakers completed a 32-day expedition through remote southern Patagonia. They covered nearly 900km of isolated fiords and rugged coastline.

Terry Prichard, 55, is co-owner of Seakayak Adventures, which has operated sea kayaking and whale-watching trips on Mexico's Baja Peninsula since 1993. Prichard, based in Couer d'Alene, Idaho ...

NEW YORK – Doug Tompkins, the co-founder of The North Face and Esprit clothing lines, died Tuesday while kayaking in Patagonia, Chile. He was 72.

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Doug Tompkins, the co-founder of The North Face and Esprit clothing lines, died Tuesday while kayaking in Patagonia, Chile. He was 72. Tompkins was an avid conservationi… ...