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Article: MOONSTONE OUTERWEAR CLIMBING ITS WAY BACK.(Business)
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- Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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- April 16, 2002
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Byline: KATHY MULADYP-I reporter
Moonstone isn't for everyone.
The line of mountaineering pants, jackets and sleeping bags was designed for guys such as Chris Warner, who has climbed the 19,000-foot Cotopaxi Mountain in Ecuador 30 times, scales the Himalayas for fun and has led numerous treks through Nepal and Tibet.
Climbing is the preferred alternative to walking for the tall, lanky owner of Earth Treks, an East Coast chain of climbing gyms.
A Moonstone fan for 20 years, Warner has tested the brand since 1998, including for its new owners, Pacific Trail. The Seattle-based company bought Moonstone in August and plans to reintroduce ...