Pinnacle Outdoor Group - outdoor gear reps for msr snowshoes / cascade designs / mountainsmith luggage bags backpacks / vasque hiking boots running shoes / darntough socks red wing shoes.
about pinnacle outdoor group
During the twenty-plus years Hal Ellms has been involved in the outdoor industry, he has covered a lot of ground. Beginning in 1982 on a retail sales floor, he moved on to management, buying, and outdoor education. In 1995 he settled in as a rep and has been at it ever since. Hal lives with his family in central Vermont and enjoys telemark skiing, mountain biking, and hiking.
Ben Winther has worked in the outdoor industry since 1993. He began his career in outdoor education, working with adjudicated youth. For ten years he was involved in the paddle sports industry, eventually becoming an independent rep. He and Hal joined forces in 2005 to start Pinnacle Outdoor Group. Ben lives with his wife and two pugs in New Hampshire and loves, among other things, running, paddling, surfing and eating.
Katy Klutznick has been with the Pinnacle team since summer 2006 as office manager. She has worked on the periphery of the outdoor industry, mostly in the nonprofit sector. She lives in Montpelier and enjoys reading, writing and anything related to mountains—especially climbing them in winter and summer.