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Climbing Stories

Ken Etzel
Afarin! Good Job!
Afarin! Good Job!
Afarin! Good Job!
Lauren DeLaunay Miller

For these Afghan women, climbing in Yosemite is a connection to home.

14 min Read
Riding Out the Storm
Riding Out the Storm
Riding Out the Storm
Nico Favresse

How the worst climbing conditions can bring out the best in us.

7 min Read
M10® Alpine Shells
M10® Alpine Shells
M10® Alpine Shells
MaiLee Hung

Gear that climbers agree on.

4 min Read
In Sequence
In Sequence
In Sequence

For Katie Lamb, bouldering’s not about the grades. It’s about the process.

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31:18
The Wall as a Mirror
The Wall as a Mirror
The Wall as a Mirror
Sean Villanueva O’Driscoll

Giving failure a chance in Greenland.

7 min Read
Alpine Suit
Alpine Suit
Alpine Suit
MaiLee Hung

The making of a mountain-ready one-piece.

5 min Read
What's a Climbing Road Trip Without a Car?
What's a Climbing Road Trip Without a Car?
What's a Climbing Road Trip Without a Car?
narinda heng

narinda heng finds out by taking public transit from Oakland to Yosemite National Park.

8 min Read
Jirishanca
Jirishanca
Jirishanca

Josh Wharton knows how to evaluate risk as an alpinist. How does fatherhood change the equation?

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31:11
No Pressure
No Pressure
No Pressure
Alexa Flower

Sometimes releasing the need to summit is what gets you there.

8 min Read
What the Hands Do
What the Hands Do
What the Hands Do

How can climbing shape the world we want to see?

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37:37
Jirishanca
Jirishanca
Jirishanca
Josh Wharton

Hard alpinism in the Cordillera Huayhuash endures as the climate changes the routes.

4 min Read
Ascend
Ascend
Ascend

These women were forced to flee their homes in Afghanistan. Now the climbing community is helping them build a new one.

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19:40
Remembering Allen Steck
Remembering Allen Steck
Remembering Allen Steck
Patagonia

A life full of great climbs with friends.

8 min Read
Legacy on the Muir
Legacy on the Muir
Legacy on the Muir
Max Buschini

TM Herbert helped put up the first ascent of the Muir Wall in 1965. His son followed in his footsteps 55 years later.

2 min Read
The Charpoua Way
The Charpoua Way
The Charpoua Way
Floran Tomei

One family sets the pace at a historic refuge near Chamonix, France.

5 min Read
Smith Rock Is Animal Village
Smith Rock Is Animal Village
Smith Rock Is Animal Village
Len Necefer & Tara Kerzhner

Elder Wilson Wewa tells the creation story of Animal Village. Tara Kerzhner and Len Necefer consider how these stories can reshape stewardship.

15 min Read
The Maestro
The Maestro
The Maestro
Sofía Arredondo

An ode to Raúl Revilla Quiroz, one of the fathers of Mexican rock climbing.

10 min Read
Episode 2: A Climate of Optimism
Episode 2: A Climate of Optimism
Episode 2: A Climate of Optimism

Patagonia and Pop-Up Magazine Productions present a series about knowledge.

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11:44
Queering Climb Mentorship
Queering Climb Mentorship
Queering Climb Mentorship
Lor Sabourin & Madaleine Sorkin

A conversation between Lor Sabourin and Madaleine Sorkin.

13 min Read
Chasing Charlie
Chasing Charlie
Chasing Charlie
Kennan Harvey

Charlie Fowler was a world-class alpinist; what did he find out in Colorado’s Wild, Wild West climbing area that kept him coming back?

8 min Read
The Scale of Hope
The Scale of Hope
The Scale of Hope

Molly Kawahata on climate, climbing and the fight for systemic change.

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67:06
Too Far, Too High
Too Far, Too High
Too Far, Too High
Tad McCrea

On an intergenerational new routing trip in the Sierra, Tad McCrea asks, What if your best adventure is the one you’re already on?

7 min Read
Oak Flat Is No Sacrifice Zone
Oak Flat Is No Sacrifice Zone
Oak Flat Is No Sacrifice Zone
Len Necefer

As we make a transition to renewable sources of energy, let’s not renew the same old mistakes.

10 min Read
A Partial Ascent of Mantok 0
A Partial Ascent of Mantok 0
A Partial Ascent of Mantok 0
Jack Cramer

Lessons from a close one in Alaska.

9 min Read
A Word …
A Word …
A Word …
Tom Frost & Yvon Chouinard

When they urged climbers to stop using their best-selling product in 1972, Tom Frost and Yvon Chouinard laid the foundation for Patagonia’s work today.

4 min Read
Bring Back Clean Climbing
Bring Back Clean Climbing
Bring Back Clean Climbing
MaiLee Hung

Fifty years ago, Yvon Chouinard, Tom Frost and Doug Robinson set down an ethic for climbing that emphasized restraint and respect for the rock. In 2022, it’s needed more than ever.

10 min Read
Raising Kuba
Raising Kuba
Raising Kuba
Lauren Evans

Cydney Knapp and her husband, Bartek, knew they wanted to raise their kids to love the outdoors, so they learned how to navigate change and embraced the chaos.

4 min Read
Love Scaled Up
Love Scaled Up
Love Scaled Up
Lor Sabourin

Behind the film They/Them.

10 min Read
They/Them
They/Them
They/Them

Follow Lor Sabourin into the sandstone canyons of northern Arizona as they piece together five of the hardest pitches of their climbing career and a climbing community where everyone can thrive as their authentic self.

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109:02
Life Lived Wild
Life Lived Wild
Life Lived Wild
Rick Ridgeway

Rolling Stone called him “the real Indiana Jones.” His new memoir reveals why our friend Rick has always been a great deal more.

5 min Read
Higher Ground
Higher Ground
Higher Ground
Austin Siadak & Richelle Kimble

Discovering that climbing is for them.

6 min Read
Tread Lightly
Tread Lightly
Tread Lightly
Emmeline Wang

Finding the intersection of identity, stewardship and rock climbing.

6 min Read
Doing the Work
Doing the Work
Doing the Work
Josh Wharton

Not totally relating to some forms of climate activism, Josh Wharton found his own way to contribute.

5 min Read
Girl Crush
Girl Crush
Girl Crush
Natasha Woodworth

On designing our women’s climbing pants.

4 min Read
The Lure of the Unclimbed
The Lure of the Unclimbed
The Lure of the Unclimbed
Anne Gilbert Chase & Jason Thompson

Reflecting on risk and partnership in Pakistan.

6 min Read
Freedom of the Hills
Freedom of the Hills
Freedom of the Hills
Matthew Tufts

Recreation in the Alabama Hills is surging at an unsustainable pace. But some people are working to ensure that it doesn’t get loved to death.

17 min Read
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