Stories - Patagonia New Zealand

One Hundred Thousand Trees and Counting

Georgia Merton

Barb and Neill Simpson have taken their love of the land, a stubborn attitude and a bunch of volunteers, and created a legacy of biodiversity in the Whakatipu basin.

One Hundred Thousand Trees and Counting

Georgia Merton

10 Min Read

The herring spawn begins as thousands of tons of female herring begin laying their tiny eggs on seaweed below the dark waters of Canada’s Great Bear Rainforest.

One Fish to Feed Them All

Steve Duda

Tiny but mighty, herring might be the most important fish in the ocean.

One Fish to Feed Them All

Steve Duda

7 Min Read

This is wilderness. You are not getting any reprieve from the elements. This is real,” says photographer Andrew Burr.

Floating Lines

Steve Duda

Witnessing the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge via packraft.

Floating Lines

Steve Duda

6 Min Read

A Seventh Chance

Pete Whittaker

For routes like Crown Royale, a lot of what goes into putting them up is falling down.

A Seventh Chance

Pete Whittaker

4 Min Read

Zoe Hart gives Mika and Buni a boost while climbing Le Brévent, high above their home in Chamonix, France. Photo: Pierre Cadot

Parenting: Disaster Style

Patagonia

Education through risk, consequence and building the skills to live simply.

Parenting: Disaster Style

Patagonia

2 Min Read

If ever there was a worthy canvas, it would be Rogers Pass in British Columbia’s Selkirk Mountains. Two artists drag a moody brushstroke on one of the area’s many ridgelines. Photo: Bruno Long

Art of the Skintrack

Leah Evans

Our stories are written in the tracks we leave.

Art of the Skintrack

Leah Evans

5 Min Read

Being Home

Emilé Zynobia

A band of mountain friends learns that when they give attention to what they see, trust and confidence can follow graciously.

Being Home

Emilé Zynobia

9 Min Read

Italy is preparing for the 2026 Winter Olympics by increasing ski-area infrastructure, including new lifts. But before the lifts arrive, the forest must be severed by man-made lines. The question is, how many ski lifts does Italy really need?

Lost Lines

Luca Albrisi

Following the impacts of snow sports through the mountains of Italy.

Lost Lines

Luca Albrisi

6 Min Read

“This is me skiing on France’s Grand Montets and using the first drone, which I don’t even remember having back in the early 1980s.* This is the only time I ever saw waves of perfect powder here.” (*Insert sarcastic wink) Photo: Gary Bigham

The Old-Fashioned Way

Layla Kerley

The Old-Fashioned Way

Layla Kerley

5 Min Read

Ellen Bradley and Connor Ryan bootpack up a ridge near the ski area, with the peaks of Lingít Aaní (Tlingit land) towering in the distance.

Taking the Long Way Home

Ellen Bradley & Matthew Tufts

Taking the Long Way Home

Ellen Bradley & Matthew Tufts

9 Min Read

Armand engages an adult in a deep mountain discussion. Maybe he’s giving a weather report or explaining his latest salt-dough creations. What a place for the imagination of a 3-year-old to fly free.

The Charpoua Way

Floran Tomei

The Charpoua Way

Floran Tomei

5 Min Read

Floating Lines

Witnessing the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge via packraft.

Steve Duda / 6 Min Read / Fly Fishing

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Ground Control

Snowboarder Alex Yoder takes a Regenerative Organic approach to his new coffee business by thinking like an astronaut.

Ground Control

6 Min Read

Hair of the Dog

A skiing family’s shear joy.

Hair of the Dog

6 Min Read

Overburden

Coal built this ski town. Can the locals keep skiing without it?

Overburden

10 Min Read

Her Stride

Natasha Woodworth, the designer behind Patagonia’s new backcountry ski touring kits, approaches skiing and technical design with the same understated competence

Her Stride

6 Min Read

Larch Love

An Ode to Larix Iyallii.

Larch Love

11 Min Read

Raising Less Wasteful Kids—Starting with One Red Hand-Me-Down Jacket

How many days can a small kid shred if a small kid could shred pow? Mac Anderson (age 3) finds out.

Raising Less Wasteful Kids—Starting with One Red Hand-Me-Down Jacket

10 Min Read

The Worst Traverse

The industrious truth of British Columbia’s forgotten forests.

The Worst Traverse

10 min Read

Seth Hobby (left), Odd Arne Sandberg (middle) and Espen Mortensen (right) fly the Folkeaksjonen flag loud and clear above Svolvær and Vestfjorden in Norway’s Lofoten archipelago.

Making Oil History

Colin Wiseman

Folkeaksjonen is taking action against petroleum exploration in the Norwegian Sea.

Making Oil History

Colin Wiseman

9 Min Read

Sandy Ward leads Leah Evans and Marie-France Roy through Sandy’s traditional territory of the Líl̓wat Nation in British Columbia. Here, they glide up Ntáoz’a (Mount Chief Pascall) in Nlháxten (Duffey Lake/Cayoosh Creek Valley).

History Beneath Our Feet

Myia Antone & Sandy Ward

Reciprocal learning while exploring traditional Indigenous territories in British Columbia.

History Beneath Our Feet

Myia Antone & Sandy Ward

9 Min Read

Coming Home

Emilé Zynobia

For three women of color in Wyoming, going into the mountains isn’t about representation—it’s about reclaiming their power, together.

Coming Home

Emilé Zynobia

7 Min Read

One Fish to Feed Them All

Tiny but mighty, herring might be the most important fish in the ocean.

Steve Duda / 7 Min Read / Fly Fishing

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One Hundred Thousand Trees and Counting

One Hundred Thousand Trees and Counting

One Fish to Feed Them All

One Fish to Feed Them All

Floating Lines

Floating Lines

A Seventh Chance

A Seventh Chance

Parenting: Disaster Style

Parenting: Disaster Style

Art of the Skintrack

Art of the Skintrack

Being Home

Being Home

Lost Lines

Lost Lines

The Old-Fashioned Way

The Old-Fashioned Way

Taking the Long Way Home

Taking the Long Way Home

The Charpoua Way

The Charpoua Way

Ground Control

Ground Control

Hair of the Dog

Hair of the Dog

Overburden

Overburden

Her Stride

Her Stride

Larch Love

Larch Love

Raising Less Wasteful Kids—Starting with One Red Hand-Me-Down Jacket

Raising Less Wasteful Kids—Starting with One Red Hand-Me-Down Jacket

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The Worst Traverse

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Making Oil History

History Beneath Our Feet

History Beneath Our Feet

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