Soft, lightweight, warm, comfortable, environmentally sustainable, Made in the USA, 50% of the proceeds goes to get people outside.
All these words apply, but they do not tell the story.
In the Fall of 2024, Mike Rogge, Editor in Chief of Mountain Gazette and Rudy Glocker, Founder of Burgeon Outdoor had a call to discuss how to make an environmentally friendly hoodie that not only was a great product for the purchaser, but helped get new communities of people outside.
The product of their discussion is the limited edition Burgeon x Mountain Gazette Hiser "Go Higher" Hoodie.
To help get new communities of people outside, they reached out to the Appalachian Mountain Club - specifically to their Outdoor Journey Fund. The Outdoor Journey Fund works with non-profits to provide custom, meaningful outdoor experiences for their people - providing access to AMC resources such as guides, equipment libraries, lodging, and more. 50% of purchase price of each hoodie will be donated to this fund.
The Hiser "Go Higher" Hoodie is made of first quality ‘deadstock’. This deadstock is the result of factory overruns during production of this material. Deadstock material is often referred to as the most sustainable material you can use (as it is already made). This is why there are limited quantities of each size and color available.
Sourcing it from Polartec’s operations in the US reduces the environmental footprint of transporting it across oceans to produce. Burgeon will be producing these hoodies in Gorham, New Hampshire.
Each hoodie will also be ‘made to order’ meaning Burgeon will not start producing them until they are ordered - this helps to reduce the waste (and corresponding environmental impact) during the production process.
Your soft, lightweight, warm, environmentally friendly hoodie should arrive in late July. All orders will ship from Burgeon Outdoor in Lincoln, NH.
In terms of fit, the hoodie fits true to size.
The Hoodie's name comes from David Hiser, a renowned photojournalist and educator who is credited with coining Mountain Gazette's tagline, "when in doubt, go higher."
Hiser is an accomplished DOCUMERICA Photographer, a project by the EPA to photo document changes in the American Environment in the 70’s. He is also credited with having over 100 photos published in National Geographic as well as chronicling Hunter S. Thompson’s run for Aspen Sheriff in 1970. Hiser has supplied countless images to the Documentary on Thompson entitled ‘Freak Power: The Ballot or the Bomb’ released in 2020.
