Team OUTLAST Competes in the Raid Gauloises; Premiere Adventure Race Visits the Himalayas April 29 - May 12.

Business Editors, Lifestyle/Apparel Writers

SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 29, 2000

Outlast Technologies, Inc.- the developer and marketer of OUTLAST(R) Temperature Regulation - will sponsor Team OUTLAST as it competes in the upcoming Raid Gauloises, the world's premiere adventure race slated to cross the Himalayas in its 10th edition.

Comprised of five competitors and two assistants, the team is a dedicated group of highly talented endurance athletes. The team has extensive adventure racing experience, and the roster includes the Captain of Team Vail, the winner of the 1998 Eco-Challenge in Morocco.

Team OUTLAST will be outfitted with apparel featuring OUTLAST Temperature Regulation so competitors are not too hot, not too cold, but just right during the race. Race fans can visit www.outlast.com for updates leading up to and during the race.

The Raid Gauloises is known worldwide as the premiere adventure race. &uot;We got the idea to create a race to take people out of the city and spectator stadiums and come back to nature,&uot; said Nelly Fusil-Martin, co-founder of the Raid. &uot;The concept is all about respect and discovery; respect for nature, discovery of another country and discovery of other people.&uot; The 10th Raid, a non-stop progression over 500 - 700 km, retains most of its familiar disciplines, including trekking-orienteering, canoeing, mountain biking, rafting and white-water swimming. Every team member must finish in order to win.

Meet the competitors:

Barry Siff, 44, is the team captain and has completed over 30 marathons and two Hawaii Ironman Triathalons. His adventure racing experience includes Beast of the East in Virginia and the Expedition Mata Atlantica in Brazil. When he is not racing, Barry trains others to adventure race through MountainQuest Adventures, the Fort Collins,Colorado, company he co-owns with Liz Caldwell.

Christopher Burgess, 31, was a member of the elite Navy Seals from 1993 to 1998, and in 1997 captured third place in the Navy Seal competition. Over the past two years, he has participated in numerous expedition-length adventure races, including the 1999 Raid in Ecuador where he was on one of the top-finishing U.S. teams. The Colorado native has summitted Mt. McKinley and Cotapaxi. He is a manager at a Colorado-based telecommunications company.

Liz Caldwell, 44 is a veteran endurance athlete. She has completed numerous races, including the Leadville Trail 100-mile race and the Ironman Triathalon in Hawaii. Among her adventure race outings are the Four Winds Supreme 7-day Adventure Races, the Southern Traverse in New Zealand, the Mountain Rage Series and the Expedicion Mata in Brazil. She is also a former masters champion rower. Liz co-owns MountainQuest Adventures with Barry Siff.

Billy Mattison, 41, captained Team Vail to a first-place finish in the 1998 Eco-Challenge in Morocco. In addition to adventure racing, Billy competes regularly in kayaking and rafting, and is an avid rock and ice climber. He has summitted Mt. McKinley and completed numerous climbs across the globe. A ski patroller and avalanche specialist, Billy owns Timberline Tours Whitewater in Vail.

Dirk MacFarlane, Lieutenant Commander (SEAL), 37, is an avid cyclist who has raced both road bikes and mountain bikes. In 1992, after service in Operation Desert Storm, he won the Military Mountain Bike Championship in Lompoc, California. Dirk has participated twice in the Beast of the East in his home state of Virginia. He is stationed at the Pentagon, where he serves as Special Operations Command, Washington Office, Liaison Officer, and as Director of National Capitol Region Rapid Response.

OUTLAST Temperature Regulation is a revolutionary technology that keeps you not too hot... not too cold... but JUST RIGHT as it absorbs, stores and releases heat. Here's an example of how it works. You are skiing or riding down the slope creating body heat. While you are exerting, heat is stored in the OUTLAST material. Because the OUTLAST only stores the right amount of warmth, it also prevents you from overheating. Now, you get on the lift. As you ride up, heat stored in the OUTLAST material is returned to you so you won't become chilled. Since the OUTLAST material does not rely upon trapped air, you stay comfortable even when the garment becomes wet or compressed.

Outlast Technologies, Inc., licenses more than 150 companies and brands for outdoorwear, extremitywear, home products and workwear in North America and Europe including Eddie Bauer, Marmot Mountain, Nordica, K2 and Wigwam. Founded in 1990 and headquartered in Boulder, CO, Outlast Technologies is the worldwide leader in Temperature Regulation technology for fibers, fabrics and foams. For further information about Outlast Technologies and OUTLAST Temperature Regulation, visit www.outlast.com.