Patagonia
Meet the creative pioneers forging a new connection with the natural world
Finding answers in the wild — A new generation of artists and explorers are turning away from over-stimulated and under-inspired urban lives to find a more fulfilling life outdoors, explains The Outsiders editor Jeffrey Bowman.
Written by: Alex King
Surfer Léa Brassy on her Icelandic surf and ski odyssey
Breaking the ice — Inspiring short film 'Being There’ documents surfer Léa Brassy and her polar explorer boyfriend Vincent Colliard’s joint adventure in search of far-flung, icy swell.
Written by: Alex King
What’s the easiest way to reduce our impact on the planet?
If it’s broke, fix it — Patagonia’s Worn Wear European tour kicks off to help re-establish a culture of repair and life-long use, to reduce our ecological footprint.
Written by: HUCK HQ
The 24-year-long battle to protect British Columbia’s wilderness
Keep Jumbo Wild — The Ktunaxa First Nation, conservationists and backcountry skiers have joined the fight against the Jumbo Glacier Resort, which threatens an area where the land is wild and skiing is a way of life.
Written by: HUCK HQ
Patagonia Legacy Collection
Californian Coast Heritage — Huck checks out Patagonia's 40th anniversary Legacy Collection.
Written by: HUCK HQ
Vincent Stanley
Five Thoughts — Writer, environmentalist and Patagonia's longest-serving employee, Vincent Stanley, shares some of his wisdom on our shared responsibility to nature.
Written by: D'Arcy Doran
Yvon Chouinard
You Are What You Do — The calm rebellion of Yvon Chouinard is inspiring a new generation of environmental custodians to stop talking, and start doing.
Written by: Michael Fordham
The Malloy Brothers
Blood Harmony — Evolutionary throw-aheads and emerging examples of a new breed of professional surfer, the Malloy brothers have long shunned surfing orthodoxy to do things their own way, from avoiding the pro circuit to becoming ambassadors for green brand Patagonia. In a candid roundtable chat, fuelled by Californian red and music, the Malloy trinity – Chris, Keith and Dan - open up on each other, the state of surf culture, the merits of durable threads and the urgent need to reinvent the way we grow our food.
Written by: Michael Fordham