▁saw ▁a ▁gap ▁in ▁the ▁market . ▁After ▁successful ▁design ▁achiev ements ▁( including ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁" C ag jack ") ▁they ▁were ▁approached ▁by ▁the ▁mount aine ering ▁expedition ▁team ▁of ▁Chris ▁Bon ington ▁to ▁design ▁their ▁weather ▁wear ▁for ▁the ▁successful ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁Ever est ▁Ex ped ition . ▁ ▁G ask in ▁designed ▁the ▁Ever est ▁gar ments ▁himself . ▁This ▁prop elled ▁G ▁& ▁H ▁Product s ▁to ▁new ▁height s ▁and , ▁with ▁fresh ▁capital , ▁they ▁discovered ▁the ▁Clar ke ▁Brothers ▁in ▁Heb den ▁Bridge ▁who ▁made ▁walking ▁tr ous ers ▁and ▁b ree ches . ▁The ▁brothers ▁were ▁s elling ▁their ▁business , ▁called ▁C rag ho ppers , ▁because ▁they ▁wanted ▁to ▁ret ire . ▁G & H ▁Product s ▁bought ▁C rag ho ppers ▁and ▁took ▁the ▁name ▁as ▁it ▁bef itted ▁the ▁aim ▁of ▁the ▁company . ▁The ▁company ▁was ▁in ▁financial ▁difficulties ▁and ▁was ▁later ▁sold ▁and ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁the ▁Reg atta ▁Group ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁C rag ho ppers ▁partner ed ▁up ▁with ▁TV ' s ▁surv ival ▁expert ▁Bear ▁G ry ll s , ▁they ▁worked ▁with ▁him ▁in ▁producing ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁clothes ▁designed ▁especially ▁for ▁him ▁to ▁wear ▁in ▁extreme ▁conditions . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁C rag ho ppers ▁became ▁an ▁exclusive ▁National ▁Geographic ' s ▁ ▁lic ensed ▁app arel ▁partner ▁for ▁North ▁America . ▁