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February 24, 2008 - Hvannadalshnúkur 2008 – Dress warmly

66°NORTH and Icelandic Mountain Guides are holding an introduction talk about high mountaineering gear at the 66°NORTH premises, Faxafen 12 in Reykjavik, on Wednesday February 27 at 8pm., More…

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February 18, 2008 - 66°NORTH provides clothing for expedition across Greenland

66°NORTH will provide two Danish explorers with clothing from top to toe on their attempt to set a world record in crossing the ice cap of Greenland without any support. The explorers will be wearing a Vatnajökull Jacket and bibs as a shell layer, a Vatnajökull Down Proof Jacket, a Vik Jacket and tights, a BÃ…

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February 11, 2008 - Great response to the Hvannadalshnúkur tour

Over 300 people attended the promotional meeting held yesterday by 66°NORTH and Icelandic Mountain Guides regarding the mountaineering of Hvannadalshnúkur, the highest peak of Vatnajökull Glacier. There is a great interest in the tour and the training programme and over 160 people have already signed…

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February 5, 2008 - Reach The Top With 66°NORTH

66°NORTH and Icelandic Mountain Guides offer an extensive and realistic training plan that should make it possible for most people to reach the highest summit of Iceland, Hvannadalshnukur in southern the Vatnajökull Glacier (height 2110 m or 6920 feet)., More…

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January 25, 2008 - 66°NORTH presents its winter collection internationally

The team at 66°NORTH is exceptionally busy at the moment as it prepares to present its new winter collection to the international market. Over the next few weeks, 66°NORTH will attend three outdoor activity expositions; the OR expo in Salt Lake City, Utah, the ISPO in Munich, Germany, and the SIA s…

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December 29, 2007 - Tarantino and Eli Roth bundle up, Icelandic style

American movie directors Quentin Tarantino and Eli Roth came to Iceland on the 27th of December to celebrate the New Year. They must have read the bleak weather forecast for New Year’s Eve, because one of the first things they did when they arrived, was to go to the 66°NORTH shop in Bankastraeti, downto…

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December 22, 2007 - Mr. and Ms. Terminator don 66°NORTH

California state governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and his wife Maria Shriver will receive outdoor wear from 66°NORTH as Christmas gifts. A Hollywood costume designer who is an acquaintance of Sigurjon Sighvatsson, a movie producer and co-owner of 66°NORTH, contacted him recently when she found it di…

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December 20, 2007 - Universal CEO buys presents at 66°North

It’s not only Icelanders who have realized the excellent quality of 66°North outdoor wear. The company’s reputation has traveled far, and a recent addition to the group of 66°North’s happy customers are Ron and Kelly Meyer. Ron Meyer is the CEO of the film company Universal Pictures., More…

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November 27, 2007 - 66°NORTH provides outerwear for the movie Journey to the Center of the Earth

66°NORTH provides outerwear for the upcoming Imax movie, Journey to the Center of the Earth, staring Brendan Fraser. It is to be released in June 2008. The New Line Cinema version of the Jules Verne classic will feature our Glymur Women’s Softshell as well as backpacks., More…

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September 21, 2007 - Tarantino wears Videy hat from 66°NORTH

Quentin Tarantino director and huga fan of 66°North products posed for the British Telegraph magazine last week wearing the Videy hat from 66°North Iceland. Tarantino was also sporting the hat during an interview on the Jonathan Ross talk show on BBC., More…

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