NEW YORK, August 23, 2000 - GORP.com (Great Outdoor Recreation Pages), the most visited Internet site for outdoor enthusiasts and adventure travelers, has signed an agreement with Themestream to provide editorial content on outdoor recreation activities for the site. Themestream (http://www.themestream.com) caters to passionate enthusiasts by providing them with articles, community features and gear related to their specific interests.

GORP will serve as the sponsor of Themestream's adventure travel category, in addition to providing editorial on outdoor recreation. Editors from GORP will provide new articles each month focusing on activities such as paddling, hiking, fishing, camping, mountain biking and eco-tourism, skills and know how, and scenic drives.

"Our content is a natural fit for Themestream," said Bill Greer, CEO of GORP.com. "Like GORP, their format caters to people passionate about an activity or subject. GORP will inject its passion and experience into all outdoor subjects." Greer also noted, "As the leading outdoor recreation destination on the Net, providing content for Themestream further spreads GORP's award-winning information to a broader audience."

Themestream (http://www.themestream.com) caters to passionate enthusiasts by providing them with articles, community features and gear related to their specific interests. Themestream is an open community of ideas and information, and a space where bodies of knowledge are built up from individual contributions which others find highly valuable. With 15,000 contributors writing about more than 2,000 topics (such as adventure travel, cooking, golf and genealogy), Themestream combines member-generated content with branded content from websites and publishers such as Sunset Publishing Corp., Simon & Schuster, eFit.com, and The Motley Fool. The private company was founded in 1999 by first-generation talent from Netscape and Excite, and received venture funding from Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Byers and Redpoint Ventures. Board members and advisors include William Hearst, Mike Homer, Maria Wilhelm and Tim Haley.

GORP (http://www.gorp.com) is the largest and most trafficked Web site dedicated to outdoor recreation and adventure travel. With more than 100,000 pages of content, GORP offers a complete package of authoritative, award-winning content; a large, active community of outdoor enthusiasts; and a full-range of e-commerce offerings drawing nearly 14 million page views per month. Started in 1995, GORP offers a full-service adventure travel booking feature with more than 4,000 trips, accessible via the Web or telephone, in addition to a gear store with 180 brands of clothing, footwear and equipment. GORP has been cited by Yahoo!, US News & World Report, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and many others, as the leader in this category and a "Best of the Web" site.

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