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                         SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  
                               Washington, D.C. 20549
  
  
                                      FORM 8-K
  
                                   CURRENT REPORT
  
  
                         Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                        the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
  
                  Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
  
                                  July 31, 1999
  
  
                                THE NORTH FACE, INC.
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                 (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
  
  
                                      Delaware
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                   (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
  
  
                  0-28596                                    94-3204082
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           (Commission File No.)       (IRS Employer Identification Number)
  
  
  
  
                                 407 Merrill Avenue
                             Carbondale, Colorado 81623
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                      (Address of Principal Executive Offices)
  
  
  
                                        (970) 704-2300
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                (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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  Item 5.   Other Events
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       On August 2, 1999, The North Face, Inc. issued a press release announcing
  the extension until August 31, 1999 of the termination date under the
  Transaction Agreement between it and TNF Acquisition LLC, an affiliate of
  Leonard Green & Partners, L.P.
  
  Item 7.   (c)  Exhibits:
  
            10.1 Amendment to Transaction Agreement dated July 31, 1999.
  
            99.1 Press Release dated August 2, 1999
  
  
  
  
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                                     SIGNATURE
  
  
       Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
  Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
  
                                      THE NORTH FACE, INC.
  
  
  Dated:  August 17, 1999             By: /s/ James G. Fifield
                                          --------------------
                                          James G. Fifield
                                          President and Chief Executive Officer
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                                 INDEX TO EXHIBITS
  
  
  
            Exhibit No.    Description
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            10.1           Amendment to Transaction Agreement dated July 31, 1999
  
            99.1           Press Release dated August 2, 1999.
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text: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  
                               Washington, D.C. 20549
  
                                      FORM 8-K
  
                                   CURRENT REPORT
  
                         Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                        the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
                  Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
  
                                  July 31, 1999
  
                                THE NORTH FACE, INC.
                 --------------------------------------------------
                 (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
  
                                      Delaware
                   ----------------------------------------------
                   (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
  
                  0-28596                                    94-3204082
           ---------------------       ------------------------------------
           (Commission File No.)       (IRS Employer Identification Number)
  
                                 407 Merrill Avenue
                             Carbondale, Colorado 81623
                      ----------------------------------------
                      (Address of Principal Executive Offices)
  
                                        (970) 704-2300
                ----------------------------------------------------
                (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
  Item 5.   Other Events
            ------------
  
       On August 2, 1999, The North Face, Inc. issued a press release announcing
  the extension until August 31, 1999 of the termination date under the
  Transaction Agreement between it and TNF Acquisition LLC, an affiliate of
  Leonard Green & Partners, L.P.
  
  Item 7.   (c)  Exhibits:
  
            10.1 Amendment to Transaction Agreement dated July 31, 1999.
  
            99.1 Press Release dated August 2, 1999
  
                                        -2-
  SIGNATURE
  
       Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
  Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
                                      THE NORTH FACE, INC.
  
  Dated:  August 17, 1999             By: /s/ James G. Fifield
                                          --------------------
                                          James G. Fifield
                                          President and Chief Executive Officer
  INDEX TO EXHIBITS
  
            Exhibit No.    Description
            -----------    -----------
  
            10.1           Amendment to Transaction Agreement dated July 31, 1999
  
            99.1           Press Release dated August 2, 1999.