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Originally known as G & H Products the company became one of the early adopters of nylon in outdoor garments. The founders of the brand, Brian Gaskin and Roy Holmes, both avid outdoor enthusiasts, hailed from Batley, West
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Craghoppers partnered with the Dian Fossey
Gorilla Fund International, a charity that protects gorillas and their habitats in Africa. Craghoppers has been supplying kits to the Dian Fossey team who work in the Virunga rainforest in Rwanda. Dian Fossey T-shirts were also sold to raise awareness and
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Craghoppers produce two ranges a year – spring/summer (available to consumers from
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Gaskin and Holmes gained recognition for their design achievements, notably the invention of the "Cagjac". Their reputation led them being approached by the mountaineering expedition team led by Chris
Bonington to design specialized weather wear for the successful 1975 Everest Expedition. Gaskin
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