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Did You Hear The Ocean Calling? KEEN Ambassador Bruckner Chase Swims Across Monterrey Bay to Inspire Others
Tuesday, February 7th, 2012KEEN Ambassador Travels to Tanzania to Gives KEEN Boots to Kilimanjaro Porters Assistance Project
Sunday, January 22nd, 2012Last fall we sent 25 pair of assorted KEEN hiking boots and shoes to the Kilimanjaro Porters Assistance Project (KPAP). These were sent over with KEEN Ambassador Christian Santelices and 5 people who climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro.
Here’s what Christian had to say:
You and the KEEN team have made a big impact here in Tanzania. I delivered the shoes to the Kilimanjaro Porters Assistance Project (KPAP) here in Moshi, Tanzania, at the base of Kilimanjaro. The shoes will be put into the gear borrowing program that they have set up. Porters can come in and borrow equipment and clothing to be able to do their jobs better on the mountain and help them earn a more sustainable living. KPAP also works with local outfitters to provide better working conditions for porters including making sure they are fed and paid appropriately. I met the staff as well as some of the porters. Really great folks working hard to make the lives of people working on the mountain better.
KEEN Ambassador Program:
At KEEN we are always looking for people in every community who are stewards of the outdoors and bring a new perspective to the idea of living a Hybrid.Life. At KEEN we strive to bring you closer to the outdoors by empowering our ambassadors to do the same for us! Learn more here.
Check out Playgrounds Re-Imagined Trailer! A Face-Paced Ride to Celebrate The Places We Play
Saturday, January 14th, 2012“‘Nature is the most beautiful thing… There’s a universal energy. We should protect nature, because we are nature. I imagine the world as a playground.’ Bet you didn’t think those words would come from a 9-year-old, Dylan Brophy, who freestyles the narration for my new award-winning film, Playgrounds Re-imagined. From the beauty and rawness of the opening scenes, to the fun-filled journey that unfolds across the United States (by way of a Japanese firetruck that runs on veggie oil, aka “Baby”), you are along for a fast-paced ride to celebrate the places we play, and the people who dedicate their lives to protecting them.” – Seth Warren, Playgrounds Re-Imagined.
KEEN Ambassadors on the Playground: Lauren Create Program to Provide Adaptive Sports Equipment to Kids
Saturday, December 31st, 2011Here are some pictures sent in from one of our ambassadors – Lauren Lichtenauer. She runs a program called Christopher’s Promise in Ohio. The program raises funds to create adaptive sports equipment for kids with life threatening illnesses. The kids in these pictures all just new bikes and KEEN shoes, mostly from our Pedal Collection.
KEEN Ambassador Program:
At KEEN we are always looking for people in every community who are stewards of the outdoors and bring a new perspective to the idea of living a Hybrid.Life. At KEEN we strive to bring you closer to the outdoors by empowering our ambassadors to do the same for us! Learn more here.
Hang Gliding in Montana with KEEN Ambassador Seth Warren
Saturday, October 22nd, 2011“I’ve spent the last 4 months honing in my skills as a new pilot. Hang Gliding is a pretty tough sport to get into. It took me close to 4 years as a beginner pilot and I feel lucky to have had some extra time this summer to make the jump up into intermediate status,” comments KEEN Ambassador Seth Warren.
Seth goes on to say that he is “excited to report that this summer I’ve made 66 new flights with over 35 hours of airtime. I just wanted to say thanks to KEEN for providing me the footwear that enables me to walk, jog, run and air walk into the sky! I can imagine no better recess then soaring with the birds on my lunch break.”
Learn more about KEEN ambassadors here.
KEEN Ambassador Seth Work SUPing the Grand Canyon – Episode 6 ‘Life is Grand’
Thursday, September 1st, 2011Dispelling the stereotype of what an artist really does, THE PAINT SHOP WITH DREW BROPHY TV series reveals the process of painting, designing and creating that is required of a surf lifestyle artist.
In Episode 6, Drew goes stand up paddle boarding through the rapids of the Grand Canyon with his friend, award-winning filmmaker and adventurer, Seth Warren. After 16 days in the wilderness, he’s glad to be back in the studio working on a new painting featuring reptiles for local San Clemente shop “Reptiles Reptropolis”.
You can learn more about KEEN Ambassador Seth Warren here.
Surfing the Rockies SUP-Style with KEEN Ambassador Seth Warren
Monday, August 8th, 2011“I’ve been breaking new ground…..well water in the SUP world. From surfing to river running, I’ve been out on the board almost every day for the last month.
From the spot in downtown Missoula on my 7’2 King Fish board, to the shoulder high Pipeline wave on the Lochsa River….it is confirmed. You can surf the rockies these days. I managed to pull off the first (still the only) descent of the the infamous class IV Lochsa River, staying on the board for nearly all the rapids thanks to the new foot straps I designed to increase the stability. Another highlight was the Salmon River through Riggens that was running at nearly 80,000 cfs, close to the annual peak.
It’s been a really fun spring/summer and of course each and every river I have done with my awesome KEEN Gorge Booties! Just wanted to give a shout out to KEEN and say thanks for all the support.
Thanks a ton for the continued support and hope you all are great!”
- Seth Warren
KEEN Ambassadors on the Playground – Womens Dutch Rafting Team F’leau
Saturday, August 6th, 2011One of our new ambassadors is the Dutch Woman’s Rafting Team F’leau. They just got Gold at the Europacup in Austria in all disciplines: sprint, slalom, head tot head and the downriver. You rock girls!
For F’leau Playtime is rafting wild rivers and competitions. For them it is a great challenge to combine the team skills and the power of the water to paddle the best line.
Now KEEN is supporting them on their way to the Worldcup in Costa Rica! Follow the girls on Facebook and Twitter and on their website.
KEEN Ambassador Program:
At KEEN we are always looking for people in every community who are stewards of the outdoors and bring a new perspective to the idea of living a Hybrid.Life. At KEEN we strive to bring you closer to the outdoors by empowering our ambassadors to do the same for us! Learn more here.
KEEN Ambassador on the Playground: Tay and Val Take on ‘I Believe That Dreams Can Come True’ Project
Tuesday, July 26th, 2011“I BELIEVE THAT DREAMS CAN COME TRUE” is a community project, taken on by Tay and Val, with the intentions to: Spread the belief that dreams can come true, share stories of people’s personal dreams and inspire dreams. As film-makers, their dream is to tell stories of love, life and hope; stories that inspire. This dream got lost amongst deadlines, budgets and expectations when we were working as full-time TV Producers/Directors.
“We made a decision to abandon our traditional TV business, sell everything we own and go collect people’s dreams all over the world, on our bicycles. Using our skills in story-telling, we want to document stories of people taking that first step towards their dreams, people en route chasing their dreams, and people already living their dreams,” comment Tay and Val.
Val (Left) Tay (Right) - Tiawan, March 2010
What is your playground of choice? “Our Playground of choice is every possible footprint on Mother Earth.”
What is one thing you can do to preserve your playground? “With Reverence and Gratitude – respect the land we trade on, respect the mountains we climb, respect the seas that we swim in. With footprint tread on this Earth, we give thanks and say ‘Thank You’ for that one more step taken on this journey.”
Favorite KEEN Shoe: “We wanted a pair of comfortable sandals that could bring us anywhere on this journey. From better push off support riding on our bicycles up the challenging slopes, to hiking up dirt trails for the next adventure, to jumping from one rock to another on the river, to maneuvering through wet and slippery local markets around the world, etc. And we found them with KEEN’s Newport H2 (Dark Citron for Tay and Living Coral f0r Val). They are our first pairs of KEEN shoes and they have helped us conquer our first mountain hike, here in Guatemala!”
Pedal Power
Meet the girls and follow their journey here.
KEEN Ambassador Program: At KEEN we are always looking for people in every community who are stewards of the outdoors and bring a new perspective to the idea of living a Hybrid.Life. At KEEN we strive to bring you closer to the outdoors by empowering our ambassadors to do the same for us!
KEEN Ambassador on the Playground – Meet Kayaker Benjamin Hjort of Norway
Friday, July 15th, 2011Benjamin is a kayaker, skier, photographer, filmmaker and outdoor teacher based in Voss, on the west coast of Norway. He tries to make every day as good as possible, and have fun every single day. That is the reason why he moved to Voss, everyday is a adventure in the great outdoors. Either in a boat, with his bike or on skies.
Check out his latest adventure in Switzerland.
Switzerland 2011 from Benjamin Hjort on Vimeo.
