About Us

 

 Founder of Ridge

 

Ridge Packs was established in June, 2017 by Jon Espeland. He has a passion for product design and has worked as a product consultant to a Fortune 1000 company. In addition, he holds a degree in engineering. 

His life experiences include running marathons, competing in Northern California trail races, completing an Ironman, bicycle touring the Oregon coast, and thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail. He's also skied out West and frequently skis in New England. Read more of his story in the San Francisco Chronicle.