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Patagonia Gives Customers a Way to Fight for the Planet

New online platform connects Patagonia customers with hyperlocal grassroots activism Press Release // Ventura, CA; February 6, 2018 // Patagonia has launched a new digital platform connecting customers with local grassroots organizations working to save the planet....

DIRT BAG: The Legend of Fred Beckey

DIRT BAG: The Legend of Fred Beckey March 9 • Santa Cruz Most climbers claim passion for the sport. But few, if any, reach the level of single-minded obsession that seized Fred Beckey as a teenager and held him in its grasp for more than 80 years. Beckey, who passed...

Yvon Chouinard Declines Congressional Invite to Testify

The House Committee on Natural Resources invited Yvon Chouinard to testify on public lands stewardship. Instead he sent this letter. Photo: Patagonia Response to the House Committee on Natural Resources December 19, 2017 Rob Bishop Chairman U.S. House of...

Van Living: 13 Feet of Love

Life with Olive By Lynn Kennen About a year ago I decided to change my life. I quit my reliable ‘normal’ job as the general manager of a restaurant in Tahoe City to be a nomadic guide for various adventure sports full time. I rented out my home in Tahoe City and moved...

Patagonia Presents: A Night with Ultra-Marathoner Krissy Moehl

Patagonia Santa Cruz hosts evening soiree for running enthusiasts By Avery Robins Good friends and the world’s best wizard beard (Avery Robins). At 6pm on a cool January night, I joined about 30 runners of all ages, shapes and sizes on the famous wooden deck in...