About Pendleton Outfitters
The natural world
is just as beautiful as it is intimidating.
Pendleton Outfitters' goal is to provide products and information that help get people interested and engaged with the natural world. We will do so while highlighting business partners that demonstrate company values such as conservation, local community, etc.
To live closely
with the natural world is a life well lived from our perspective.
We live on a beautiful planet, and it is our responsibility to learn about it, explore it, and protect it.
"It's not ours, it's just our turn" — Doug Duren
How it all began…
in October 2020, I WAS INVITED ON MY FIRST BACKCOUNTRY BACKPACKING TRIP
We hiked a trail several miles into a remote canyon along the river, spending two days fly fishing and living off what gear we could carry in. I grew up enjoying the outdoors, but this was well beyond anything I'd experienced before.The challenges were made clear. Rain was constant, the temperature was never above the 40's, I was out of shape and barely knew how to fly fish.
Sounds miserable? WRONG!
The nature interaction was unbelievable. I was out of phone service. The preparations and physical challenges were eye opening and made incredibly clear. I left with a new perspective and found tremendous meaning.
Fast forward two years,
and after a multitude of research, adventures and self-discovery, it's become my aim to shape my life around the things that mean the most to me: Family, conservation, and community. This company is a personal experiment in stepping outside of the known and building life around things that give meaning.