Ron Gregg, founder of Outdoor Research, is both a nuclear physicist with a scientific background and an adventurous outdoor explorer. In 1980, he was forced to abort his difficult journey to climb Denali due to equipment failure. This unfortunate experience made him deeply realize the importance of the reliability of outdoor equipment in extreme conditions, which aroused his strong desire to improve and upgrade outdoor equipment. After this important reflection, he resolutely decided to bid farewell to his previous career in nuclear physics and instead focus on his adventurous spirit and pursuit of equipment breakthroughs. After returning to Seattle, Ron used his professional design thinking and attention to detail to successfully develop the functional and practical thermal tights - X-Gaiter™. This invention not only solved the shortcomings of traditional leggings, but also reflected his innovative ideas to adapt to different environments. The following year, he founded Outdoor Research, and with his adventurous spirit and unremitting motivation, he opened up a new situation in the outdoor equipment industry.