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Sustainable Capitalism?

Yvon Chouinard, the founder of one of my favorite hiking apparel companies – Patagonia – has a new book out suggesting that capitalism as we know it is on an unsustainable path. The Responsible Company discusses how most products that are produced are of extremely low product quality. Chouinard’s company, Patagonia, has taken the opposite …

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An Epic Patagonian Adventure

Surfing, climbing, and mountaineering in Patagonia! Sign me up! With some surfing lessons first 😉 I watched the new film 180° SOUTH: Conquerors of the Useless, that traces the journey of adventurer Jeff Johnson, as he travels to Patagonia and enjoys the truly rugged landscape, following the footsteps of Yvon Chouinard and Doug Tompkins. Yvon …

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