We make down-insulated gear that keeps you toasty and moving in comfort in any kind of cold. Which down jacket is best for your zone or objective? We’ll break it down for ya. Natural Down and Synthetic Down Main Benefits Natural down, which includes virgin and recycled down, is renowned… Read More

Busted zipper on your favorite jacket? Zipper repair is simpler than you think, and it can save perfectly good clothes from early retirement. Introduction Patagonia gear is made to last. But with a lot of outdoor wear and tear, things do break, including zippers. And since a lot of our products… Read More

Learn more about this fabric property, from how wicking works to its benefits and some common moisture-wicking fabrics. Introduction What does “moisture wicking” mean? It usually means that a garment is made with moisture-wicking fabrics that help pull sweat away from your skin and allow it to evaporate. Moisture-wicking clothes… Read More

For a winning entry for a Write the World essay contest, this young author explored how something as personal as fashion can lead to insights into the state of the planet. We made it a game to find all the clothes that bore the tag “Made in India” whenever my… Read More

Splitboards and the search for Yosemite’s melodic amphibian. All photos by Christian Pondella Deep in California’s High Sierra, nestled among the range’s towering peaks and ridges, is one of North America’s strangest alpinists. This is some of the best backcountry skiing terrain in the world, but the little climber didn’t… Read More

Don’t let a tear in your beloved jacket bring you down. We’ll teach you how to patch things up so you can get back out into the cold. Introduction Stray branches, flyaway campfire embers and rugged terrain can have it in for your trusty down jacket. Knowing how to fix… Read More

Find out how we use merino wool to make breathable, quick-wicking garments with natural odor control. Introduction When you’re getting after it, merino wool garments will serve you well, either worn alone or as part of a layering system. Whether you’re trail running, climbing, mountain biking, fly fishing, hiking, or… Read More

A letter from a Waorani activist in the Amazon. Would you consider walking into the heart of a forest to harvest wild medicines to heal your sick or wounded child to be a form of protest? Would you think that singing ancestral songs in a federal courthouse is an act… Read More

You can’t. But you can lead them to water and hope they drink it in. All photos by Chase White Along British Columbia’s legendary and remote Dean River, one of Earth’s greatest steelhead fisheries, 9-year-old Oly Dean Hickman would just as soon catch a toad. Oly stands in contrast to… Read More

A layering guide for any snow day. First Tracks: How to Layer for Skiing & Snowboarding Colorado cold smoke. Cascade hot pow. Sierra cement. East Coast ice. Chalky, blower, snain or death cookies … winter comes in many forms, and the quality of snow can change drastically over just a… Read More

The return of wetlands to the source of the Klamath River. Riding shotgun across Kurt Thomas’s 2,000-acre cattle ranch in Chiloquin, Oregon, feels like driving back in time. “Hold on tight, sweetheart,” he says, swerving his ATV around a beaver hole. As we move along a narrow dike in the… Read More