Patagonia surf ambassadors head to the Indian Ocean to test surfboards and gear, visit local communities and surf as many waves as daylight allows. Belinda Baggs, Mary Osborne, Fletcher Chouinard and Chris, Keith and Dan Malloy join up with Adam Kobayashi and the crew of the Southern Cross for the trip.
Climber, writer and Patagonia product tester Kelly Cordes takes us through his training strategy for alpine climbing and reflects on disaster style alpinism.
Climbers Jonathan Thesenga and Brittany Griffith are the first Americans to climb at Stolby, a central Siberian nature reserve, where the locals free solo en masse.
Patagonia Cardiff and Fletcher Chouinard Designs were stoked to attend the 2008 Sacred Craft Surfboard Expo. The event was held on Oct. 11 & 12 at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. We hope to see you there next year.
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As part of our Oceans as Wilderness campaign, we present one of four video shorts from "Research Clips" a DVD by the Algalita Marine Research Foundation. "Synthetic Sea" investigates the effects of plastic pollution in our oceans.
Please visit www.algalita.org for more information or to order the full DVD.
Visit www.patagonia.com to learn more about Oceans as Wilderness
Patagonia surf ambassadors head to the Indian Ocean to test surfboards and gear, visit local communities and surf as many waves as daylight allows. Belinda Baggs, Mary Osborne, Fletcher Chouinard and Chris, Keith and Dan Malloy join up with Adam Kobayashi and the crew of the Southern Cross for the trip.
In The Great Lakes Steelhead Chronicles, Jerry Darkes provides an overview of the developing fishery for this great fish through the eyes of local fly fishing guides and outfitters. With nearly 11,000 miles of shoreline and thousands of miles of tributary streams the Great Lakes is a freshwater angler's dream. Join Jerry and fellow anglers as they fly fish for steelhead.
The Patagonia Santa Monica store hosted an art show featuring the work of the artists who design our T-shirt graphics. Contributing artists: Kitty Botke, Jeremy Collins, Chris Del Moro, Peter McBride, Nikki McClure, Geoff McFetridge, Jason Munn, Jason Stowell.
