The Love Story That Saved 15 Million Acres in Patagonia

Outside Podcast

Wilderness, Sports

4.3 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 31 May 2023

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi’s new film, ‘Wild Life,’ captures the saga of Doug and Kristine Tompkins, whose devotion to conservation and each other led to the creation of extraordinary national parks in Chile and Argentina. For Chin, the origins of the documentary go back more than 20 years, when he was first welcomed into a group of climbers who were friends of the Tompkinses, including Rick Ridgeway and Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard. Eventually, Chin met the Tompkinses and learned about their ambitious vision for conserving millions of acres. In this episode, Chin talks about the incredible journey behind the making of ‘Wild Life,’ and Kristine shares her experience of opening up in front of the cameras and where Tompkins Conservation goes from here. The Outside Podcast is made possible by Outside+ subscribers. Learn about the many benefits of a subscription and sign up now at outsideonline.com/podplus.

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0:00.0	This episode is brought to you by REI Co-op, which believes that life outside is essential.
0:09.0	Research demonstrates numerous physical and mental benefits to heading out your door.
0:13.9	Unfortunately, one in three Americans simply don't have outside spaces close to where
0:19.4	they live.
0:20.7	Challenges range from a lack of public transportation to a highway that cuts off a neighborhood
0:25.3	from a park to systemic issues.
0:27.9	It's a problem that affects the entire country, which is why REI is on a mission to get every
0:33.6	American outside in five minutes or less.
0:37.2	The movement is called outside in five, and it includes a combination of support for
0:42.2	local community-led organizations and a national campaign to pass the outdoors for all act.
0:49.2	Whether it's re-greening city blocks, creating safe bike lanes, or simply making our outdoor
0:54.0	spaces more equitable, together we can make getting to the park, a walk in the park.
1:00.2	Learn more and take action at REI.com-forward-slash-outside-in-five.
1:14.5	From outside magazine, this is the outside podcast.
1:24.5	Do you think we're at a moment where it is really, really hard to motivate each other to get
1:32.6	involved in conservation?
1:34.4	Because it sure seems like it's easy to be defeatist right now.
1:38.1	And if we are at this really tough moment, what are we supposed to do?
1:41.9	Like how do we rally people at maybe the hardest moment to rally them yet?
1:47.0	If you are not doing something to change the ebb and flow of your future, you are on the
1:56.8	wrong bus.
1:58.3	This is the time when the last thing you do is give up and say, my future is in the hands
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