Patagonia Stories

“Pocatello Round” read and written by Luke Nelson.   This episode of Patagonia Stories was produced by Patagonia and Cosmic Standard. See more at https://pat.ag/PataStories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Why We Sit in Trees” read by Caitlin Fong and written by Robert Moor.   This episode of Patagonia Stories was produced by Patagonia and Cosmic Standard. See more at https://pat.ag/PataStories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When Sonnie Trotter first tried climbing at age 15, he knew he’d found the path he was meant to follow. Now, 30 years later, he’s looking back on a life spent pushing himself and the sport, chasing adventures in wild places.         His new memoir, Uplifted, includes stories that span his climbing career, including his legendary first free ascent of the 5.14 trad testpiece Cobra Crack, climbs with...

“Chunky Moments of Peace” read and written by Shaun Price.   This episode of Patagonia Stories was produced by Patagonia and Cosmic Standard. See more at https://pat.ag/PataStories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“The Relentless Push and Pull of a Mountain Guide” read by Nathan Yamaguchi and written by Matt Hansen.   This episode of Patagonia Stories was produced by Patagonia and Cosmic Standard. See more at https://pat.ag/PataStories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Capture a Patagoniac” read by Hilary McLeod and written by Jennifer Ridgeway   This episode of Patagonia Stories was produced by Patagonia and Cosmic Standard. See more at https://pat.ag/PataStories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Emergent Seas” read by Lauren L. Hill and written by Jenning Steger.   This episode of Patagonia Stories was produced by Patagonia and Cosmic Standard. See more at https://pat.ag/PataStories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Red Lake, Green Future” read by Nate Ptacek and written by Nick Martin.   This episode of Patagonia Stories was produced by Patagonia and Cosmic Standard. See more at https://pat.ag/PataStories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“The Worst Traverse” read by Jakob Reisinger and written by Dave Quinn.   This episode of Patagonia Stories was produced by Patagonia and Cosmic Standard. See more at https://pat.ag/PataStories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Child of the Setting Sun” read and written by Mitchell Scott.   This episode of Patagonia Stories was produced by Patagonia and Cosmic Standard. See more at https://pat.ag/PataStories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“A Seventh Chance” read and written by Pete Whittaker.   This episode of Patagonia Stories was produced by Patagonia and Cosmic Standard. See more at https://pat.ag/PataStories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex Megos was on a mission to be the best climber in the world, he just needs to get out of his own way. “There Is Only Send or Fail. Just Ask Alex Megos.” read and written by Alex Lowther. This episode of Patagonia Stories was produced by Patagonia and Cosmic Standard. See more at https://pat.ag/PataStories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There’s a story behind each skintrack that hints at the creator’s motivations and approach to the mountains. If you see enough skintracks, you’ll notice shared styles begin to emerge until, eventually, you begin to think of the track-setters as artists and the mountains as a canvas, with a whole range of strokes scrawled across the snowy landscape. These are some of those artists.     “Art of the...

Runner Rio Lakeshore explores how the trails beneath our feet can help us belong.   “Home Is an Open Place” read and written by Rio Lakeshore.   This episode of Patagonia Stories was produced by Patagonia and Cosmic Standard. See more at https://pat.ag/PataStories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It took Nico Favresse, Sean Villanueva O’Driscoll and Siebe Vanhee 18 days in some of the gnarliest conditions they'd ever climbed in to put up the first free ascent of Riders on the Storm, one of the most famous big-wall climbs in Torres del Paine, Chile.   “Riding Out the Storm” read by Kyle Sparks and written by Nico Favresse.   This episode of Patagonia Stories was produced by Patagonia and Co...

“Did You Ever Think?” read and written by Kim Strom. This episode of Patagonia Stories was produced by Patagonia and Cosmic Standard. See more at https://pat.ag/PataStories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Cochamó Por Siempre” read by Mailee Hung and written by Daniel Seeliger & Rodrigo Condeza. This episode of Patagonia Stories was produced by Patagonia and Cosmic Standard. See more at https://pat.ag/PataStories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“The Quest to Save 100 Waves in Peru” read by Shiva Minovi and written by Bruno Monteferri. This episode of Patagonia Stories was produced by Patagonia and Cosmic Standard. See more at https://pat.ag/PataStories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A near death experience puts things into perspective on a remote climbing expedition in Alaska. “A Partial Ascent of Mantok 0” read by Nathan Blackmon and written by Jack Cramer. This episode of Patagonia Stories was produced by Patagonia and Cosmic Standard. See more at https://pat.ag/PataStories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meet three Patagonia testers who will spare no suffering in pursuit of the very best gear. “Field Notes from a Gear Tester” read and written by Jenny Abegg. This episode of Patagonia Stories was produced by Patagonia and Cosmic Standard. See more at https://pat.ag/PataStories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The summer of 2024 was the hottest on record for Phoenix, Arizona, with a daily average temperature of 100 degrees for more than 100 days and 61 days with highs of at least 110 degrees. In such conditions, getting out on the trails isn't just uncomfortable; it can be downright deadly. Mountain bikers, however, tend to be a foolishly tenacious crowd. Faced with such searing conditions, many local r...

In northern Chile, a stretch of Atacama Desert has become known as the fashion industry’s biggest dumpster. Discarded clothing enters the country in bales through the tax-free zone in Iquique. What can’t be sold by merchants gets transported to neighboring Alto Hospicio and illegally dumped into its surrounding dunes. These illegal landfills come with a host of environmental and human-health issue...

Vanessa Chavarriaga Posada spent most of her childhood outside. Then, at 7 years old, she emigrated from Colombia to the US and found herself far from the mountains and forests that had once been like an extension of home. She spent decades chasing access and acceptance in Western outdoors culture, only to realize that she had much more to learn from the mountains—and mountain community—of her you...

Grappling with her aging trail dog’s declining health, a mountain biker decides to give her furry best friend one last dose of singletrack. “Roscoe's Last Ride”read and written by Lacy Kemp. This episode of Patagonia Stories was produced by Patagonia and Cosmic Standard. See more at https://pat.ag/PataStories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We can't protect our home planet if we lose our basic rights to defend it, says longtime climate advocate Annie Leonard. “Protecting the Right to Protest” read and written by Annie Leonard. This episode of Patagonia Stories was produced by Patagonia and Cosmic Standard. See more at https://pat.ag/PataStories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices