- Holubar Mountaineering
Holubar Mountaineering, established in 1946, designed and sold modern, innovative
mountaineering equipment. The company pioneered the use of lightweight downsleeping bag s made withnylon fabric, which became popular in the 1960s. Holubar manufactured many of its own products and offered high quality climbing and camping equipment and supplies for retail sale. Starting inBoulder, Colorado , the company grew to ten stores in Denver and otherColorado Front Range cities and a few out of state locations. The company was purchased byJohnson Wax circa 1975 then declined. The brand was sold toThe North Face in 1980.External links
* [http://www.oregonphotos.com/Holubar1.html Holubar history]
* [http://www.alpinerescueteam.org/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=8 Alpine Rescue Team history]
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