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Innovation for Extremes is an online community for innovators in the outdoor, mountaineering and the adventure activity industry.  It has an annual innovation conference, run by Mike Parsons and Mary Rose and is  supported by IEED at Lancaster University Management School.

Our conference, Innovation for Extremes, is  sponsored by Pertex and supported by The Textile Institute.

This site draws together:
Our conference : outward facing, shares experience to inspire innovation around sustainability for the outdoors industries and all interested in mountain sports, activities, clothing and equipment.
Our blogs : draw on our conference, our courses, our research and our mountain enthusiasm.
Our courses : highly interactive and reflective courses on innovation for undergraduates, postgraduates and businesses
Our research : history and innovation in mountain sports, innovation in collaboration and social media.