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    Thorntree on Lonely Planet and TGR Forums to be combined

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    Lonely Planet Acquires Strategic Stake in Teton Gravity Research

    JACKSON HOLE, Wyo., Jan. 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Travel media company Lonely Planet announces the acquisition of a strategic stake in media house Teton Gravity Research (TGR). The investment comes as TGR has doubled in size in recent years becoming one of the top media houses in the action sports and outdoor industries. Following the release of two award-winning feature films, TGR currently has multiple films in production and development phases across a variety of action sports. The business includes the highest profile film tours in the industry, a growing studio production business, lifestyle product collections, multiple television series, and an expanding digital audience with traffic doubling over the past year on TetonGravity.com.

    "TGR was founded in 1996 to capture the passion and enthusiasm associated with action sports and adventure," says Steve Jones, TGR co-founder. "Our mission has always been to inspire. We've admired the Lonely Planet brand for years, and as we got to know their team through an appreciation of our culture, we saw an opportunity to share resources, build on our respective strengths, and collaborate on new media with aligned strategic objectives."

    "TGR's resources provide a fantastic expansion of our rapidly growing efforts in video and our digital ecosystem," adds Daniel Houghton, Lonely Planet CEO. "Synergies between adventure travel and high-end media content will expand the reach of both the Lonely Planet and TGR brands."

    TGR is part of a rapidly developing strategy of expanding Lonely Planet's global footprint, broadening its offerings in television and video, digital commerce, and original content. The two companies will continue to operate independently of one another while working closely to expand content and reach, providing TGR resources to grow and evolve in the changing media landscape with a focus on high-end content. TGR co-founders, brothers Steve and Todd Jones, will retain their ownership interest and continue to lead TGR as co-CEOs in the company's Jackson Hole home.

    About Teton Gravity Research
    Since 1996, TGR has worked with the top athletes in their respective disciplines to capture, celebrate, and bring to life the passion and enthusiasm associated with action sports. Known for its media and lifestyle products, TGR has significant production experience on all seven continents including commercial work, branded entertainment, original television programming, and 37 award-winning feature films. TGR is a proud member of 1% For The Planet, BICEP, Surfrider Foundation, and Protect Our Winters. For more information on TGR, visit TetonGravity.com, one of the leading online destinations and communities in action sports.

    About Lonely Planet
    Lonely Planet is the unrivaled leader in global travel content and one of the most trusted travel media brands in the world. The Lonely Planet ecosystem includes television, digital assets on desktop and mobile, and 13 international magazine editions. Lonely Planet is the largest travel publisher in the world with 500 titles, content published in 12 languages, and products in more than 150 countries.

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    Good for them. Times like this it was nice to have Hugh around.
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    My reading comprehension must suck since nowhere in that article can I find mention of any word that looks like "forum" "chat" or even "web", let alone "merge" or "combine".
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    I don't see the details either, but thanks for the heads up. I suppose at some point we should have a discussion about where to hang our hats next. If the day should come the experience or worse, moderating becomes too corporate, we should have a "meeting place" already predetermined. I half expect to come on the site one day and it looks like some martha stewart forum.

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    lonely planet produces globe trecker - maybe somebody will get lucky with megan mcCormick

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    Hugh would have had some enlightening words here
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    I don't see anything about combining forums. Don't see why they would.

    Otherwise, I don't see a problem here.
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    I look forward to Lonely planet sourcing writers and trip reports from the TGR community... "Raps Guide To Colorado", A TGR Guide to Coffee Enemas in Western Ski towns, "Averes Guide to Boston", "Some Douches Guide to the Ice Coast", Lee's guide to exotic ski and bike locations...
    I don't work and I don't save, desperate women pay my way.

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    goodbye, porn!!!

    so they're going to can dumbfee, right?

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    There goes the neighborhood.
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    are they finally going to tell us what drives Jeremy Jones?

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    Guys, zero changes to anything. The companies will operate 100% independently. Steve and I retain our ownership, solely run TGR, and call the shots, so the junkshow continues as it has been for 20 years. TGR's core mission to produce high end action sports content remains the exact same. The exciting stuff on our side is some larger distribution opportunities for our front end media such as films. We will also advise them on video content production and occasionally help them produce as we have done for many brands over the years.
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    Damn it Todd. I was trying to get this to pages and pages of idle speculation

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    Line caught Troll.
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    Sorry Lee, that's all for now. We are going for a pass lap right now.
    "Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention to arrive safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming: Wow!!! What a ride!"


    "We been runnin' these goddam hills for dang near, huh?"
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    Yeah, no one has ever said that right before the bobs show up.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TGR420 View Post
    Sorry Lee, that's all for now. We are going for a pass lap right now.
    Enjoy - we are stuck with concrete. Expect lots of productive shit-disturbing and blogging about nothing from here

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    Aren't they a bunch of hippies?

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    Thorntree on Lonely Planet and TGR Forums to be combined

    Quote Originally Posted by TGR420 View Post
    Sorry Lee, that's all for now. We are going for a pass lap right now.
    You'll have plenty of time for those while they're laying off employees.

    You could always just have Splat ban me because I called him a coke head.

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    Lonely Planet bring back the tags.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Benny Profane View Post
    Aren't they a bunch of hippies?
    Me and Steve? Yes we are at our core.
    "Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention to arrive safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming: Wow!!! What a ride!"


    "We been runnin' these goddam hills for dang near, huh?"
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    What of the Suit?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Shredhead View Post
    What of the Suit?
    Went off to startup land I think.

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    Quote Originally Posted by concretejungle View Post
    You'll have plenty of time for those while they're laying off employees.

    You could always just have Splat ban me because I called him a coke head.
    Not sure you get it bud. "They" is me. Everything is the same as it always has been.
    "Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention to arrive safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming: Wow!!! What a ride!"


    "We been runnin' these goddam hills for dang near, huh?"
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    TGR wouldn't be TGR if the hippy ski bum soul wasn't the foundation. Long live TGR and hippy ski bum soulfire!

    the real question...which of you two old hippies is faster on the uptrack?
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