If the first 50 years were an experiment, to prove that a business could be

responsible and successful, turns out it's not just possible, it's profitable.

So what's next? What's next is simple, it's human power and it's finding the joy

in doing difficult things. What's next is turning capitalism on its head and

putting all our money where our mouth is. What's next is unstoppable.

For nearly 50 years, Patagonia has given a damn about people and the environment.

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You're listening to The Dirt Pack Darius, a production of Duck Tape Than Beer, with

additional support from Kuat Racks because you love your bike, rumple, blankets

and gear for everywhere, and athletic greens, the daily drink for a healthier

you.

I think we should tell the story about the second time we got together. Not the

first? You like telling that story? I think we're gonna leave that for another time

because we have a lot of ground to cover today. I asked him to kiss me in front of

his then girlfriend. He'll probably tell you that later anyway. Not my best move,

but maybe my best move ever. I had no idea what hit me. I do think your best move ever

was the second time though. The time when we were a little older and a little wiser,

I was 24. I was 25. I'd moved to Flagstaff, Arizona and I was

cobbling together the odd riding gigs and you called pretty much right out of the blue.

You left your boyfriend, you were out climbing and you were gonna move to tell your right.

Flagstaff was on the way and you'd ask, could I come visit? I opened the door and you're

standing there and I feel like there was a snow flurry behind you and you just walked into my life

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