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katydid
Feb 13, 2003, 5:11 PM
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Kids, here's the poop straight from the PR Manager at The North Face.
Hi Kate:
Your email was passed along to me from our parent company, VF Corporation.
Thank you for your concern and for contacting us to learn the truth about
our relationship with Lynn Hill.
Lynn Hill has been associated with The North Face for the past seven years,
as a valued employee for the past three years and prior to that as an
integral member of The North Face Athlete team. Her employment contract
expired with The North Face in December 2001. Since that time, The North
Face management has been in continuing negotiations with Lynn to come to a
mutually satisfactory and ongoing relationship.
We are greatly saddened by a spreading rumor falsely implying that The
North Face ended its relationship with Lynn because of her pregnancy. The
North Face did not let Lynn go; her contract expired. We congratulate Lynn
on her pregnancy and hope to continue working with her in the future.
I am sorry for the confusion and concern this rumor may have caused. I hope
you might pass this information on to any one else who may be concerned.
Thank you.
Take care,
Jill
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Jill A. Pagliaro
Public Relations Manager
The North Face
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lox
Feb 13, 2003, 5:20 PM
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I am SO GLAD you cleared that up for us.
Rumor has it, it's Adam Stack's lovechild.
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mauriceb
Feb 13, 2003, 5:20 PM
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Sounds like the cat is now out of the bag.
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bandycoot
Feb 13, 2003, 5:27 PM
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Katydid/Jill:
Good work figuring out the truth. While I don't like the NF much myself for other reasons, it was pretty lame to have all those people spouting "boycott" over a stupid rumor.
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sunsation
Feb 13, 2003, 5:33 PM
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LOL... what else do you expect TNF to say? I'd take Lynn's word over TNF any day, personally. And I stand behind my boycott. It's the beauty of living in a free country...you can do whatever you personally feel is the right thing to do.
Thanks Kate for contacting them. At least they know what the word is.
Edited cause I can't spell today.
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camhead
Feb 13, 2003, 5:53 PM
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yeah. her contract expired. and they just decided not to renew it. still lame on the part of the north face, if you ask me.
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mauriceb
Feb 13, 2003, 5:58 PM
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Reading is fundamental but people still don't do it
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bandycoot
Feb 13, 2003, 7:09 PM
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She's in the pro section of the site. Does that mean that she is a member? If so, could an admin person send her an e-mail or something and see what she has to say?
Josh
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bandycoot
Feb 13, 2003, 7:12 PM
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Ironically, accoring to this site she is sponsored by NF!
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jerrygarcia
Feb 13, 2003, 7:45 PM
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And people bashed me for saying that it might not be true.
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orangekyak
Feb 13, 2003, 10:17 PM
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how bout you boycott TNF because it makes shyte gear?
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mreardon
Feb 13, 2003, 10:18 PM
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Her contract expired 13 months ago and they still hadn't been able to come to a new agreement? She needs a new manager or North Face needs a better PR department.
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lynne
Feb 13, 2003, 10:40 PM
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I have to think that the 2001 date is a type-o since her image is still on their website. Regardless of the facts (though PR people are known to have an aversion to the truth), TNF is foolish not to do whatever it takes in order keep Lynn on board. ESPECIALLY as her belly grows. They will be missing out on some very powerful emotional appeal! Besides, as it has been said, pregnancy doesn't have to sideline her. Even I climbed when I was pregnant! I can't imagine she's going to sit out for any great length of time.
edit: speaking of type-o's...
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jamison
Feb 14, 2003, 5:56 PM
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I doubt the "2001" is a typo. It is not unreasonable for a 13 month negotiation/extension.
What is unreasonable is the statement above that it is foolish for TNF to do "whatever it takes" to keep Lynn on the payroll. Do you know what it takes? TNF is in the biz to make money not sponsor people.
Also, it is funny how everyone jumps on the rumor bandwagon. Boycotts? LOL!
Having said all that, I do agree that it seems like an opportunity lost for TNF to sponsor a mom.
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madriver
Feb 14, 2003, 6:50 PM
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Quote..
"Her contract expired 13 months ago and they still hadn't been able to come to a new agreement?"
If that is the case, it was not because of her pregnency, thats for sure. Thanks for the rumor control post!
Bob
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climbhigher
Feb 14, 2003, 6:51 PM
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Is Lynn Hill Married???? Who's going to be the lucky father??? I read some of her new book. She's amazing!!!!
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cedk
Feb 14, 2003, 7:05 PM
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Rumor has it that a group of Brazillian eugenicists with German accents were in Yosemite and Bishop last summer offering top male climbers large amounts of cash for just "a few minutes of their time."
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