OUTDOOR RETAILER SUMMER & ODI | JUNE 17-19, 2024
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OUTDOOR RETAILER SUMMER & ODI
JUNE 17-19, 2024

OUTDOOR RETAILER WINTER & ODI
NOVEMBER 6-8, 2024

SALT PALACE CONVENTION CENTER
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH

Inspiration Awards



 

Outdoor Retailer Inspiration Awards

The Outdoor Retailer Inspiration Awards celebrate champions of the outdoor community who inspire and encourage others to enjoy, participate in, and support outdoor recreation. Annual awards are presented to individuals, organizations, and companies making an impact throughout the year in the outdoor and winter sports industries.

The 13th annual Outdoor Retailer Inspiration Awards ceremony was held on Tuesday, June 20, 2023 on the second night of Outdoor Retailer Summer in Salt Lake City, Utah. The ceremony was hosted by rock climber, outdoor advocate, and past recipient Timmy O’Neill. Read about the 2023 recipients here.

The 14th annual Outdoor Retailer Inspiration Awards will return next year at the Winter show in November 2024. The nomination window will open in summer 2024.

Congratulations to the 2023 finalists and recipients:

INDIVIDUAL
Recipient: Becky Rom
Finalist: Will “Akuna” Robinson
Finalist: Alma Busby-Williams

EMERGING LEADER
Recipient: Cassie Abel
Finalist: James Merrill
Finalist: Brian Mister

MANUFACTURER
Recipient: BUFF
Finalist: GU Energy Labs
Finalist: ILLA

NONPROFIT
Recipient: Adaptive Adventures
Finalist: SOS Outreach
Finalist: Youth Empowerment Stewards (YES) Internship Program

RETAILER
Recipient: Alpinistas
Finalist: Ascent Outdoors
Finalist: Great Outdoor Provision Company

 

Highlights from the 2023 Ceremony


Past Winners

Lifetime Achievement
2022   Larry Harrison
2019   Larry Burke; Greg Thomsen
2018   Jake Burton Carpenter and Donna Carpenter
2017   Kristine McDivitt Tompkins
2016   Skip Yowell
2015   John Roskelley
2014   Jeff Lowe
2013   Fred Beckey
2011   Reinhold Messner

Individual (Person)
2023   Becky Rom
2022   Gloria Hwang
2021   Tyrhee Moore
2020   Teresa Baker, Faith E. Briggs, Tracy Nguyen-Chung
2019   
Jenny Bruso
2018   Kimberley Barreda
2017    Peter Metcalf
2016   Andy Janicki
2015   Jeremy Collins
2014   Timmy O’Neill
2013   Bill Sweasy
2012   Erik Weihenmayer
2011   Martin Fox

Emerging Leader
2023   Cassie Abel
2022   Mercy M’fon Shammah
2021   Monserrat Alvarez Matehuala

Manufacturer (Company)
2023   BUFF
2022   Goal Zero
2021   Cotopaxi
2020   
Smartwool
2019   
Vericool
2018   United By Blue
2017   KEEN
2016   Life Straw
2015   Patagonia
2014   Timbuk2
2013   Suunto
2012   The North Face
2011   Mountain Mama

Retailer (Company)
2023   Alpinistas
2022   Pack Rat Outdoor Center
2021   Slim Pickins Outfitters
2020   
Outdoor Gear Exchange 
2019   
Arrive
2018   Gear Coop
2017   Tahoe Mountain Sports
2016   Alpenglow Sports
2015   The Mountaineer
2012   Nantahala Outdoor Center
2011   REI

Nonprofit (Group)
2023   Adaptive Adventures
2022   The National Forest Foundation
2021   Ancestral Lands Conservation Corps
2020   
Greening Youth Foundation 
2019   City Kids Wilderness Project
2018   Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics
2017    Veterans Expeditions
2016   Big City Mountaineers
2015   National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA)
2014   NOLS: Expedition Denali
2013   The Sierra Club, Mission Outdoors Volunteers; Soldiers to Summits; Outdoor Afro
2012   National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS)
2011   First Descents

Youth
2020   
Tatianna Butte 
2019   Joseph Goldstein
2018   Margo Hayes
2017   Lilian Rose Weihert
2016   Jackie Timmins
2015   Matt Moniz

We Are Community
2020   
AfterShokz 

 


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