066: Don Bushey- How The Wilderness Exchange Unlimited in Denver came to life
In this episode Don Bushey tells us about this early days in outdoor retail at The Wilderness Exchange in Berkeley California and how it gave him the inspiration to launch a similar store in Denver, Colorado. We also talk about some of the changes to the outdoor business over the years and what it takes to compete in the current online environment.
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First Exposure to the Outdoors
It was as a kid growing up. I grew up in Michigan and we had a choice of several 200-300 foot tall hills which were augmented with trash. Actually a lot of the municipality would dump their trash on top. We actually had one hill called Mount Trashmore, so you know we did a lot of turns and we only had 300 feet to ski so we turned a lot.
Things we talked about
The Eastern Sierra
REI Berkeley
Mountain Hardwear
Sierra Designs
The North Face
Bob Swanson
Royal Robbins
Wilderness Exchange
Jerry Jordan
Montbell
Neptunes
Bent Gate
Planet Outdoors
Friends of Berthoud Pass
Other Outdoor Activities
Climbing
Skiing
Surfing
Favorite Books
Hawaii by James Michener
Best Gear Purchase under $100
Black Diamond Moji Power Station
Connect with Don
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