Our Directors of Toughness are left reeling on the Savan River.

Check out Faith and Mark’s favorite gear. [Shop Now »]( | [View Online »]( [Columbia]( [Men]( [Women]( [Kids]( [Footwear]( [Sale]( [Columbia’s Directors of Toughness, Faith Briggs and Mark Chase, climb over loose rock toward the summit of the Avachinsky volcano in Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula. Columbia’s Directors of Toughness, Faith Briggs and Mark Chase, fish in the Savan River in Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula.]( LETTING IT FLY ON THE SAVAN Faith Briggs and Mark Chase travel deep into the wild of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula for epic fly-fishing on the Savan River in their final test as Directors of Toughness. After a helicopter drop into a region where bears and fish far outnumber people, Faith and Mark are left to cast away in search of hard-fighting trout and salmon as they navigate the wilderness and battle the elements in pursuit of their ultimate catch. [WATCH THE VIDEO]( [SHOP PFG]( [Faith and Mark stand in the Savan River with a Russian fishing guide.]( [Quote marks] [ONCE YOU GET THE TROUT ON THE LINE, THAT'S REALLY ONLY THE START OF THE BATTLE. THESE GUYS LIKE TO RUN. THEY LIKE TO FIGHT.]( [The PFG Henry’s Fork™ V Vest was Faith’s favorite gear. ]( [FAITH’S FAVORITE GEAR]( Left in the wild to lure in ornery trout—and stay clear of hungry bears—Faith relied on the PFG Henry’s Fork™ V Vest to quickly adapt to ever-changing conditions. “We were super dialed with the gear,” she said. “It was the perfect thing to wear on the river.” [PFG HENRY’S FORK™ V VEST]( [See more of their favorite gear from this trip ›]( [The PFG Backcast Roll-top Dry Bag was Mark’s favorite gear. ]( [MARK’S FAVORITE GEAR]( Raft-camping far from civilization in volatile weather puts a premium on protecting your essentials from getting soaked by the river and rain. “That’s why the first thing I packed on this trip was my PFG Backcast Roll-top Dry Bag,” Mark said. [PFG BACKCAST DRY BAG]( [See more of their favorite gear from this trip ›]( [Faith and Mark peer out a helicopter window above Kamchatka.]( A TESTAMENT TO TOUGHNESS From swimming in a glacial lagoon in Iceland to climbing a smoldering volcano in Russia, Faith and Mark have braved some of the most extreme conditions on the planet. “We’ve grown a lot,” Faith said. “And we’ve had an incredible adventure testing gear with Columbia.” While Faith and Mark’s journey as our Directors of Toughness has come to an end, you can still relive each of their adventures—where they went, what they did, and what just another day at the office looks like inside the world’s best worst job. [EXPLORE THE JOURNEY]( [Columbia Sportswear] [Store Locator]( [My Account]( [Customer Service]( [Unsubscribe]( [Contact Us]( This email was sent by: Columbia Sportswear Company, 14375 NW Science Park Dr., Portland, OR, 97229, USA © 2017 Columbia Sportswear | All rights reserved. | [Privacy Policy]( FOLLOW US: [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [YouTube]( [Pinterest]( [Instagram](