[Tennessee Trails News] Northface Event to benefit CTC

[The Tennessee Trails List]

From: Tony Hook, CTC Manager

The North Face Never Stop Exploring Speaker Series Brings Ski 
Mountaineer Kit DesLauriers to Knoxville, TN.

The North Face and Blue Ridge Mountain Sports present Lessons from the 
Summit: Skiing the 7 Summits.

Knoxville, TN —October 12, 2009— The North Face, the world’s premier 
supplier of authentic, innovative and technically advanced outdoor 
apparel, equipment and footwear, today announced the 2009 Never Stop 
Exploring Speaker Series, a nationwide tour that will bring the stories 
of six top The North Face Athlete Team members to life.

As part of the 24-city tour, The North Face Global Athlete Team member 
and ski mountaineer Kit DesLauriers will share her incredible journey of 
climbing and skiing the highest peak of each continent – the 7 Summits – 
and the life lessons of adventure, love and survival she took away with 
Knoxville residents at the Bijou Theatre on Monday, October 12, 2009. 
In Lessons From the Summit: Skiing The 7 Summits presented by The North 
Face and Blue Ridge Mountain Sports, Kit will talk about how she 
realized her dream and encourage professional, amateur and aspirational 
skiers alike to do the same.

Kit first realized she wanted to pursue big mountain skiing in Sikkim, 
India in 1998.  Since then, Kit DesLauriers has won Extreme Skiing 
events including becoming a two time World Freeskiing Champion, skied 
Everest’s diamond-hard 55-degree ice slopes and has succeeded in being 
the first person to complete the Seven Summits on skis.  She’s also 
since created Pursue Balance, a non-profit organization dedicated to 
helping people realize their full potential through funds, and gone 
through the journey of motherhood.

The presentation will begin at 7:00 PM and will be preceded by a VIP 
reception that will benefit the Cumberland Trail Conference.

The Cumberland Trail Conference (CTC), a 501(c)(3) organization, seeks 
to encourage the development of the Cumberland Trail to meet the 
recreational needs of park visitors and area residents. The CTC was 
formed in early 1997 by dedicated members of Tennessee Trails 
Association. The mission of the CTC is to help build, maintain, raise 
funding for, provide activities on, and promote the Cumberland Trail, a 
scenic trail along the Cumberland Plateau between Chattanooga and 
Cumberland Gap, in order to help preserve the historical and cultural 
heritage of Tennessee, conserve natural resources, provide educational 
and recreational opportunities and connect local communities.

There will be a limited amount of free seating available on a first come 
first serve basis (seats are not guaranteed).  Guaranteed seating 
tickets for the event start at $8.00 and are available at 
www.thenorthface.com/speakerseries.  VIP Reception tickets, which 
include preferred seating, a meet & greet with Kit, beer, wine and light 
food, are available for $20.00.  Following the presentation, there will 
be an interactive question-and-answer session and a poster signing.

The North Face Never Stop Exploring Speaker Series, sponsored by Outside 
Magazine and Outward Bound, is taking place from September 28th through 
November 6th.  To find out more information about additional tour dates 
and athlete appearances, please visit www.thenorthface.com/speakerseries.

About The North Face®

The North Face, a division of VF Outdoor, Inc., was founded in 1968. 
Headquartered in San Leandro, California, the company offers the most 
technically advanced products in the market to accomplished climbers, 
mountaineers, snowsport athletes, endurance athletes, and explorers. The 
company's products are sold in specialty mountaineering, backpacking, 
running, and snowsport retailers, premium-sporting goods retailers and 
major outdoor specialty retail chains.

For more information or to schedule an interview with Kit DesLauriers, 
contact:

Kurt Peterson
Grassroots Coordinator, Blue Ridge Mountain Sports
434-977-1397 x312
kpeterson at brms.com