“A Seventh Chance” read and written by Pete Whittaker.

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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.

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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 Skintrack” read and written by Leah Evans.This episode of Patagonia Stories was produced by Patagonia and Cosmic Standard. See more at https://pat.ag/PataStories.

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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.

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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.

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“Did You Ever Think?” read and written by Kim Strom.

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“Cochamó Por Siempre” read by Mailee Hung and written by Daniel Seeliger & Rodrigo Condeza.

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“The Quest to Save 100 Waves in Peru” read by Shiva Minovi and written by Bruno Monteferri.

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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.

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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.

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