Serrasolses Bros Productions began rolling out a 12-part series that follows some of the world’s most talented paddlers to remote locales. They begin with a two-day drive across Patagonia to reach the put in spot for the Río Baker. At least they had great scenery for the drive. If you want to repeat their whitewater trip, you better make it soon. Proposed dams would change the Baker and three other rivers in the region beyond measure.

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Using some of the massive profits they’ve generated from nearly doubling the company in the last five years, Patagonia has announced that they’ll create a $20 million venture fund. The fund will be used to invest in companies that share Patagonia’s core values. Using their fund, $20 Million & Change, they hope to inspire companies [ more... ]

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Tommy Caldwell reflects on what drove him to become one of the world’s best climbers in this new Patagonia video. It features a young Tommy wearing Superman Underoos and Tommy’s dad who looks uncannily like an older version of Tommy. It’s a funny, inspiring, and very interesting story that gives you a good idea of some of the wildness Tommy’s encountered in his life.

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The crew from Patagonia goes on the road for an exploratory surf and sailing trip along the coast of British Columbia to get a look at the area that would be threatened if the Northern Gateway tar sands oil pipeline is built. The Chris Malloy film Groundswell is on the road now making their way down the left coast. Stop by if you’re nearby, you can always know these events will have the best beer.

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The Kamchatka Peninsula in eastern Russia is just across from Alaska. It’s the place Sarah Palin can see. It’s a wild place (and the feature of an awesome National Geographic story) where a crew from Patagonia including Chris Burkard, Keith Malloy, Cyrus Sutton, Trevor Gordon, and Dane Gudauskas headed to check out the surf and do some fly fishing. Ah, the life of a surf ambassador for Patagonia. My high school guidance counselor was way off.

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Patagonia ambassador Timmy O’Neill is a funny dude and a very fast talker; both traits come through in this latest Wild Love video. My favorite part of the video might come in the outtakes at the end where he suggests they do shots throughout the entire thing in the vein of drunk history, though that may have drawn a bit of the power of his message.

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Krissy Moehl is an ultra-distance trail runner, doing for fun what most of us would only do at gunpoint during forced relocation at wartime. The Wild Love series kicked off about 5 months back with an intimate look at how guide Jake Norton and his wife Wende Valentine balanced travel, adventure, and their lives together. It’s one of those nice, life affirming things. Not bad to watch once in a while to distract us from life in the cubicle farm. Enjoy.

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The Cleanest Line takes a look behind the scenes of the Tyler Stableford piece Shattered about Steve House that came out last month. Stableford describes it as a ‘visual poem’ instead of a documentary or travelogue. The five-minute piece was more than a year in the making. No word on how long it took to make the 3 behind-the-scenes videos.

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The Bozeman Ice Fest (sponsored by Arc’teryx) kicks off today with a special guest from Patagonia, Yvon Chouinard. What, Arc’teryx couldn’t get their environmentally groundbreaking CEO to talk?  Ah well, at least there is still loads of easy-access ice climbing.

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Environmentally friendly clothing and gear manufacturer juggernaut Patagonia is about to conquer a new field – salmon jerky. Based on their site it looks like the launch has been slightly delayed while their suppliers learn about the company’s exacting standards when it comes to marinade. Perhaps they’ll even be the first Food Alliance-certified clothing manufacturer? [ more... ]

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