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BORN AND RAISED IN SOUTH AFRICA, SCOTT
Martin currently lives in Pennsylvania and
works as the official photographer of Outdoor
Retailer during the show. But his big passions
are surfing and kayaking, so when legendary
paddlers Steve Fisher and Pat Keller approached
him to document the first descent of the Merced
River in 2018, he jumped at the opportunity.
"As a photographer, these gigs are what I
dream about," says Martin. "Documenting
elite athletes doing something for the first
time in unique locations ... sign me up. When
I got the call from Steve Fisher, expedition
leader, I knew something special was about to

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happen. He doesn't call me to come to shoot
backyard river runs. I was all in."
In 2008, American Whitewater began
working with the National Park Service to
allow river runners access to Yosemite's waterways, but it took a decade until Fisher
and Keller could legally take on the trip.
The group made a two-day,18-mile hike up
Rafferty Pass and down Fletcher Creek to the
put-in of the Merced River, then spent three
days kayaking the river to a take out a few
miles above Nevada Falls, followed by a hike
back into the Valley.
"My mission was to do justice to the folks

at American Whitewater who had worked
so hard gaining access to the river and to the
team of paddlers I would be documenting,"
says Martin. "At the end of the day, we were not
changing the world in a major way, but this
was an important, small step in the right direction for future groups to see how American
Whitewater had worked patiently over time to
gain access to this river and, similarly, to document how Steve and Pat thoughtfully planned
and negotiated their run of the river, thereby
sharing important information with future
river runners who would want to paddle this
world-class classic." O.R.



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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Outdoor Retailer - Summer 2020

OUTDOOR RETAILER - SUMMER 2020
CONTENTS
THE PULSE
HEADLINES
RETAIL 101
MARKETING
GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE
CASE STUDY
IDEAS
FLOYD LANDIS
AMY HATCH
EMPLOYEE OF THE MON
RESEARCH
THE COVID-19 TIMELINE
HEROES IN CRISIS
ON BLACK JOY
BREAD+BUTTER
SUSTAINABILITY
HOT PICK
THE VIEW
HOW I GOT HERE
#SHOPLIFE
FROM THE ROAD
Outdoor Retailer - Summer 2020 - OUTDOOR RETAILER - SUMMER 2020
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Outdoor Retailer - Summer 2020 - CONTENTS
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Outdoor Retailer - Summer 2020 - 4
Outdoor Retailer - Summer 2020 - 5
Outdoor Retailer - Summer 2020 - 6
Outdoor Retailer - Summer 2020 - THE PULSE
Outdoor Retailer - Summer 2020 - HEADLINES
Outdoor Retailer - Summer 2020 - 9
Outdoor Retailer - Summer 2020 - RETAIL 101
Outdoor Retailer - Summer 2020 - 11
Outdoor Retailer - Summer 2020 - MARKETING
Outdoor Retailer - Summer 2020 - 13
Outdoor Retailer - Summer 2020 - GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE
Outdoor Retailer - Summer 2020 - CASE STUDY
Outdoor Retailer - Summer 2020 - 16
Outdoor Retailer - Summer 2020 - 17
Outdoor Retailer - Summer 2020 - IDEAS
Outdoor Retailer - Summer 2020 - FLOYD LANDIS
Outdoor Retailer - Summer 2020 - AMY HATCH
Outdoor Retailer - Summer 2020 - EMPLOYEE OF THE MON
Outdoor Retailer - Summer 2020 - RESEARCH
Outdoor Retailer - Summer 2020 - 23
Outdoor Retailer - Summer 2020 - THE COVID-19 TIMELINE
Outdoor Retailer - Summer 2020 - 25
Outdoor Retailer - Summer 2020 - 26
Outdoor Retailer - Summer 2020 - 27
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Outdoor Retailer - Summer 2020 - HEROES IN CRISIS
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Outdoor Retailer - Summer 2020 - ON BLACK JOY
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Outdoor Retailer - Summer 2020 - 40
Outdoor Retailer - Summer 2020 - 41
Outdoor Retailer - Summer 2020 - BREAD+BUTTER
Outdoor Retailer - Summer 2020 - 43
Outdoor Retailer - Summer 2020 - SUSTAINABILITY
Outdoor Retailer - Summer 2020 - 45
Outdoor Retailer - Summer 2020 - 46
Outdoor Retailer - Summer 2020 - 47
Outdoor Retailer - Summer 2020 - HOT PICK
Outdoor Retailer - Summer 2020 - 49
Outdoor Retailer - Summer 2020 - THE VIEW
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Outdoor Retailer - Summer 2020 - 52
Outdoor Retailer - Summer 2020 - 53
Outdoor Retailer - Summer 2020 - 54
Outdoor Retailer - Summer 2020 - 55
Outdoor Retailer - Summer 2020 - HOW I GOT HERE
Outdoor Retailer - Summer 2020 - 57
Outdoor Retailer - Summer 2020 - #SHOPLIFE
Outdoor Retailer - Summer 2020 - 59
Outdoor Retailer - Summer 2020 - FROM THE ROAD
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