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PointsBeyond.com is the first destination for local outdoor adventures
PointsBeyond.com is the first destination
for local outdoor adventures
SAN FRANCISCO -- Launching Monday, April 17, 2000, San Francisco-based PointsBeyond.com (www.pointsbeyond.com) is the first web site to deliver weekly, local outdoor adventures. While existing outdoor adventure sites focus on the infrequent, exotic adventure trip, PointsBeyond.com caters to the 66 million outdoor enthusiasts who actively participate in outdoor activities two to three times each month. For time-constrained outdoor lovers, PointsBeyond.com helps answer the question: What are you doing this weekend?
Following the San Francisco launch, PointsBeyond.com will begin its global roll-out, expanding to select domestic and international cities over the next year. Soon, outdoor enthusiasts around the world will have a single source to find outdoor adventures both near home and while on vacation.
PointsBeyond.coms complete outdoor adventure includes:
Adventure Ideas: Each week, PointsBeyond.com editors will introduce three new complete adventures. Upcoming Bay Area adventures include:· Earth Day urban hike· Mothers Day hike through a rhododendron bloom· Kayak paddle under the next full moonEach adventure is a complete package including driving directions, a trail map and a gear list.
Rentals and Guides: PointsBeyond.com works with top quality outfitters that meet the companys strict performance criteria. The selected Bay Area outfitters include: Blazing Saddles bike rentals, ECHO: The Wilderness Company, Marmot Mountain Works, Monterey Bay Kayaks, Touchstone Climbing Centers, San Jose Fly Shop, Sea Trek kayaks and Tahoe Fly Fishing Outfitters.
Conditions: Outdoor enthusiasts in the Bay Area can find a complete list of conditions for planning outdoor activities, including four-day weather forecasts, sea and wind conditions, tides and currents, and sun and moon cycles.
Jeff Klugman, president and CEO of PointsBeyond.com, said, Outdoor enthusiasts spend most of their time playing in their backyard -- in the mountains, rivers and valleys driving distance from where they live. PointsBeyond.com delivers a set of new outdoor adventures every week so they can explore new outdoor activities close to home."
About PointsBeyond.com:
Founded in September 1999, PointsBeyond.com has raised over $1 million in funding from New Millennium Partners and a group of private investors, including several San Francisco venture capitalists. The companys executive team has experience from leading technology, travel, media, consumer, consulting and Internet companies including Quokka.com, Backpacker Magazine, Women Outside Magazine, Sunset Magazine, Fodors Travel Guides, Colgate-Palmolive, Selfcare.com, and Andersen Consulting. They also draw from more than 100 years of collective outdoor adventure experience. Capitalizing on the enormous $145 billion outdoor recreation market, PointsBeyond.com will earn a commission on gear sales and rental, outfitter trips, and flights purchased through partnership relationships.
PointsBeyond.com does the work so that you can have the fun. For more information, visit the companys web site at www.pointsbeyond.com.
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Media contacts: Carry Porter
(206) 682-6979
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