Columbia

Based in Portland, Oregon, Columbia Sportswear is crafting active lifestyle outdoor gear with industry-leading technologies, tested in their own backyard: The Rockies.All products reflect the spirit of the area.

In 1937, Gert Boyle fled a Europe at war with her family, to Portland. 1970 she became CEO. Immediately, her "Tough Mother-spirit" permeated the company and it's products: "It's perfect, now make it better".