![North Face founder Douglas Tompkins dies in kayaking accident in Chile | The Independent | The Independent North Face founder Douglas Tompkins dies in kayaking accident in Chile | The Independent | The Independent](https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2015/12/09/06/Douglas-Tompkins-North-Face-EPA.jpg?quality=75&width=982&height=726&auto=webp)
North Face founder Douglas Tompkins dies in kayaking accident in Chile | The Independent | The Independent
![Founder of The North Face Dies After Kayaking Incident in Chile, Apparently With Other Outdoor Legends | KTLA Founder of The North Face Dies After Kayaking Incident in Chile, Apparently With Other Outdoor Legends | KTLA](https://ktla.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2015/12/gettyimages-93086287.jpg)
Founder of The North Face Dies After Kayaking Incident in Chile, Apparently With Other Outdoor Legends | KTLA
![Douglas Tompkins, co-founder of North Face, dies after Chile kayak accident | Conservation | The Guardian Douglas Tompkins, co-founder of North Face, dies after Chile kayak accident | Conservation | The Guardian](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/9e9e222953aec3c39865b294e092c7a908a15d56/0_189_3737_2242/master/3737.jpg?width=1200&height=900&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&s=cd97c64b7b7dea2e3190b09c5c115cd7)
Douglas Tompkins, co-founder of North Face, dies after Chile kayak accident | Conservation | The Guardian
![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/2015/12/09/18/2F36872700000578-0-image-m-30_1449687120268.jpg)
Police probe into why North Face founder Douglas Tompkins went on danger kayak trip | Daily Mail Online
![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)