The North Face, Inc., together with its consolidated subsidiaries, designs and distributes outerwear, snowsports gear, functional sportswear, tents, sleeping bags, backpacks, daypacks, accessories and rugged footwear under The North Face name. Through its subsidiary, La Sportiva USA, the Company distributes rock climbing shoes, mountaineering boots and other rugged footwear under the La Sportiva name. The Company designs many of its products for extreme applications such as high altitude mountaineering, rock and ice climbing, and back-country skiing and snowboarding. (Source: 10-K)