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“My love for surfing started at a young age, and no matter what I do, I can’t shake it off,” he says. “It’s a passion that sticks with me, and the root of it is riding waves every type of way, getting out there and enjoying what my home has to offer. That’s so valuable to me and something I take a lot of pride in.” 

But connecting with his community, friends and family will always come first. Watch our “Offseason” series to learn more about what our ambassadors are up to when the wetsuits, waders and bibs come off via https://pat.ag/OffSeason_JackHo-Reddit.

After spending more than twenty days as guests of the mountains there, the three women put up the first ascent of Mini Asgard with their new route La Casa de las Diosas (5.12?, C1, 220m) with perseverance, respect and humor. 

Watch the field report at: https://pat.ag/Baffin-Island_Reddit

Whether you swung by for a fix on your favourite gear, shared a route or two, or joined one of our talks, workshops, or yoga sessions, we’d like to say a big danke and merci.  

Across three stops, more than 230 garments got the better-than-new treatment from our talented repair techs, with Worn Wear seamstress Anaïs personally patching up 180 pieces herself. 

Patagonia climbing ambassador Nolwen Berthier also joined us to tell the story behind Une Voie pour la Nature—her project inviting us to rethink our relationship with the living world.

Next up, our tiny repair house heads for ClimbOut Festival in the Peak District, UK. For full details on all the stops and where you’ll catch us, head to: https://pat.ag/WornWear-Climb-Reddit

Content: 1-2,4-7. Tom Bergman, 3. Craig Patterson

We’ve made Baggies™ pretty much the same for 40 years because they last a long time and you can wear them for just about anything. Today’s Baggies are made with NetPlus® 100% postconsumer recycled nylon, sourced from recycled fishing nets to help reduce ocean plastic pollution. We’ve never cared much for trends. Instead, we make gear that is multifunctional, repairable, and timeless—because the longer it stays in play, the better it is for the earth.

Learn more via: https://pat.ag/baggies-reddit

You might have seen Taschi during our current Worn Wear climb events, serving up free repairs at climbing spots across the region. Taschi was created in collaboration with Patagonia designer Nataša Lops and Romerworld as a one-stop shop for fixing your broken gear in the wild.

The trailer takes inspiration from “fachwerk” or half-timbering, a historic and durable German building method that reminds us of repair patches. The A-frame shape mirrors the huts and refuges seen in the mountains (we also think it looks a little like a surf shack). The wood and metal material choices make for simpler maintenance, and will pick up a patina of scuffs, knocks, and scrapes as the trailer collects stories over time. Complete with its own solar panels, a full garment repair workshop, and an all-important veranda for some pre- and post-fix hangtime, Taschi is ready to roll to any beach, crag, trailhead, or city spot.

For full details of our Worn Wear repair tours, and to find a stop near you check: https://pat.ag/WornWearClimb-Reddit

Content: 1-2. Craig Paterson, 3. Nataša Lops, 4-6. Romerworld

"El Pilar Este runs on the left side of the imposing East Face of Cerro Chaltén, first climbed to the summit by Ragni Di Lecco in 1976. I climbed the first few pitches when I freed a variation of El Corazón with Nico Favresse in 2009 and I always wondered if the whole line would go free. In 2015, Matteo Della Bordella and others took down the gear left behind by the FA team during the second ascent, leaving the route in better condition for repeaters. Fair play to them for all that work!

My friend Tasio and I started climbing early on March 6 and the ice axe quickly became our most important tool. We would clean ice out of the crack to make space for a hand jam, hang the axe over the shoulder, jam in the hand, grab the axe with the other hand and hack away at the ice in the next section. Needless to say progress was slow, but we kept going just to see how far we could go.

Probably the best pitch was a difficult, laser-cut seam cutting diagonally across a blank face, with thin finger locks for handholds and crystals for feet. I fell after a good onsight fight and thought there was very little chance of redpointing, but I decided to give it a lash. To my surprise I sent the pitch cleanly!

Tasio was the best partner I could have wished for, always positive and up for anything. At one point I broke off a foothold just as he looked up and he received a rock straight to his face. "Don’t worry, keep climbing,” he said, as blood gushed from the cut on his nose. He taped it up and that was the end of that.

Despite an especially wintry two days, we freed every pitch and reached the summit on March 8. We celebrated with some Basque cheese, a little tune on the tin whistle and then started the rappels down Franco Argentina with very low visibility and strong winds.

It was a great and memorable adventure, and to have shared it with Tasio makes it all the more special!

Content: Tasio Martin

Watch our “Offseason” series to learn more about what our ambassadors are up to when the wetsuits, waders and bibs come off via: https://pat.ag/OffSeason_Reddit

Spring/Summer 1996: Menehune, Jason Shibata, against the Makaha backwash. West Shore, Oahu.

Spring/Summer 1997: Andy Russell somewhere in Bali.

Spring 1990: Mike Harding identifying reef fish as part of a class in the natural history of the Caribbean. Buck Island, Sf. Thomas, Virgin Islands.

Which cover is your favorite?

Photos: 1. Jim Russi, 2. John Russell, 3. Dan Harding.

Massive granite walls, untouched lines and constant exposure define the experience. But free climbing a big wall like this demands more than strength - it requires strategy, patience and the ability to adapt to constantly shifting conditions. Temperatures swing from intense heat to sudden cold as the sun moves across the wall.

The route’s crux pitches (8a, 8a+ and 7c+) test both physical and mental limits. Progress isn’t always clean, but persistence carries them upward - what Dörte describes as “falling upwards.” In big wall free climbing, success isn’t just about sending. It’s about how you manage the process: the decisions, the recovery and the ability to keep moving when the margin is thin.

Watch the full film here: https://pat.ag/Doerte_FWK_reddit

Every member of our extended sporting family has the protection of lands and waters written into their job description—even after they’ve hung up their bibs, wetsuits, and waders. Read on via: https://pat.ag/FiveToNine\_Reddit.

Photos: 1. and 3. Agathe Bernard, 2. Andrew Burr, 4. Christa Funk.

Find ways to create positive change in your community and beyond through Patagonia Action Works: https://pat.ag/PAW-Reddit

Photos: 1. Ryan Creary, 2. Rich Crowder, 3. Daniel Russo, 4. Florian Schulz

Alongside climbing partner Michael Larson and rigger Zack Smith, the team sets out to find a challenge on an obscure “mini big wall,” taking on Mixed Signals - a semi-secret 5.13c-ish multipitch that delivers a full alpine experience with short weather windows, grass-filled cracks and complex routefinding.

The route builds gradually before arriving at steep, powerful crux terrain. Over multiple days, the team returns to the wall, adjusting tactics, supporting each other and making the most of narrow weather windows in the Wyoming mountains. More than a gear test, this is a look at what makes hard multi-pitch climbing meaningful: good partners, wild places and the shared effort it takes to move through them.

If this looks interesting, here's the link to the full film: https://pat.ag/Josh_Wharton_reddit

Learn more here: https://pat.ag/FreeWallKit-Reddit

In 2024, Icelandic communities and NGOs called on their government to ban open net salmon farms through one of the country’s biggest ever petitions. Patagonia Films’ Laxaþjóð | A Salmon Nation told their story, and showed people united in the protection of the wild places and animals that helped forge their identity. Today, new draft legislation is putting Iceland’s wilderness at risk once more.

Use your voice and help protect Iceland’s wild nature via: https://pat.ag/26-iceland-reddit

Beneath the surface of Iceland’s fjords, industrial fish farming is starting to threaten one of Europe’s last remaining wildernesses. There’s a screening coming up of Laxaþjóð | A Salmon Nation (from Patagonia Films) that looks at how communities are trying to protect the landscapes and wildlife tied to their identity.

If that sounds interesting, you can grab a seat here: https://pat.ag/Iceland_event_reddit

He moves between the river and the bank, following whatever catches his attention. For his dad, Jeff Hickman, it’s changed the way he sees things, too. “He teaches me to see the world with a bit more wonder and appreciation.” It’s a reminder that the learning doesn’t just go one way.

Watch Oly’s Dean here: https://pat.ag/Olys_Dean_reddit

How do you fight for a cause that’s almost invisible? In wild waters being destroyed from beneath their surface? For Jón Kaldal of the Icelandic Wildlife Fund, it starts with a story. With a rebellious streak forged in Iceland’s punk rock movement, Jón has never been afraid to speak truth to power. It’s a principle he carried into his career as a journalist—prioritising stories that gave a voice to the voiceless. And now, as industrial fish farming continues to wreak havoc on Iceland's pristine wilderness, he’s calling on us all to speak out for an ecosystem that can’t speak for itself.

Read the full story at: https://pat.ag/Iceland_TCL_reddit

Photos: 1 and 2. Arthur Neuenmeier 3. Veiga Grétarsdóttir 4. Óskar Páll Sveinsson