Renzo Beanie ( & More Vermont 50)

The Renzo Beanie is a new addition to Ibex accessories this season, it's a new spin on your standard wool hat,  made with super soft merino knit, it's striped designed adds some style.  The Renzo was spotted on the course of the Vermont 50, and as you can see it got the job done, holding up to the elements and the grueling race.

Here is Renzo after it's owner "AZ", A. Zane Wenzel, who was riding in the race with the Horst-Benidorm-Property Research Corp. Cycling Team, had taken the spill. The photo was taken by Scott Livingston, and you can see more photos from the Vermont 50 on his website and blog. Check them out, Scott is an Ibex fan and has been supporting the Vermont 50 for the last 9 years (he even met his wife there!)

VT 50 comes around again

The 19th annual Vermont Fifty is on, and the race starts Sunday the 27th. Hosted at Ascutney Mountain, both runners and cyclists will take on the challenging and pastoral terrain. This year is going to offer some real excitement at the finish, it has been raining all weekend and mud is in the forecast.

Riding for Cancer Research

It was that time of year again to ride for The Prouty and raise money for Cancer Research and patient services. Over 1.8 million dollars was raised this year for the event that drew people from all over New England. Three employees took up the challenge this season to help kick cancer.
For more information about the Prouty click here

Climb for a Cure

Last week a group of inspired climbers made the trek up Mt. Shasta, Climbing for a Cure.
To raise money and awareness for the Breast Cancer Fund, these men and women took up the challenge to summit one of California's grandest peaks. To learn more about the climb and the cause click here

Team Yoga Slackers Wins Desert Dash

Team Yoga Slackers took the win at the Desert Dash Vegas.

The team spent the following few days training together in the desert, climbing big walls at Red Rocks, mountain biking, and doing yoga.  They will race together again in July at the Gorge Games in Oregon.  In the mean time, you can follow their various other crazy adventures at the yogaslackers team blog .

Paddle Hard for Spring

It might be the last throes of winter, but the folks at Rutabaga in Madison WI
try to usher the spring season in with Canoecopia. Lots of paddle sport vendors under one roof, and for the first time Ibex! If your in town and looking for a boat and a new merino wool top to compliment that new boat, come in and see us.

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Going to the Lone Star State !

A huge event is coming up this weekend in Austin TX, the South by Southwest Festival. Ibex will be there with our friends at Bike Hugger!
Bike Hugger will be hosting a BBQ and beer party - If your going to the festival come by and some Q and a beer!
Learn more

Ibex Wool Beanie Invasion

The Meruvians were out in full force this weekend at the West Hill Cyclocross race in Putney, VT.  Temps were chilly, but thankfully, the enlightened ones were sporting the Ibex Wool Meru Beanie (see below)!   

Thanks to Steve and Tim for helping to support the event and for Diny, Jim, and their staff at West Hill. 

They stink, but I smell like roses.

Hello to you good folks at Ibex-

I love your stuff. Last year I trained for my coastal paddle in thin
Merino wool and a dry suit. Forget neoprene. It doesn't cut it for 4+
hours on the water.....

Anyway, thanks for a great product, and thanks for spreading the word
about sustainability. If you don't make it, or Patagonia doesn't make
it, I really don't need it.

I'm sorry that Vermont doesn't have a coastline. There isn't much you
can do about that, though, is there?

Thanks again for your message and your awesome products!

Margo P

photo by Ann Coen

Ibex Trainer and Athlete Wins Vermont 50

Laurie Greenberg, mother, wife, Ibex personal trainer, and athlete wins the VT 50k ultra marathon yesterday with a time of 4:44, slicing a full hour off her time from the previous year (of course, she had given birth only 4 months earlier last year).  Laurie attributes her win to the Ibex Echo wool T-shirt, wool jog bra, and wool underwear she was wearing (she's wearing the wool briefs in the picture) - due out in late Nov. 

"I think it was the Merino wool that was regulating my temperature so perfectly that allowed me to run at the ultimate velocity without overheating!" states Greenberg.  Her husband also reported that she wasn't stinky at the finish; another attribute of Ibex Merino wool apparel. 

Regardless, everyone at Ibex congratulates Laurie on her running success! 

Laurie showing off the new seamless wool briefs and wool jog bra

by Ibex (passed the test, too!).