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

And through that work, they've learned that knowledge is foundational,

transcending physical space and nodding generations together.

Knowledge invites change and forms the bedrock of communities.

In a new series of stories, Patagonia brings us the voices of elders,

young people, mentors and teachers.

Stories grounded in wild places and activism.

Knowledge is a vessel. To be shared, kept, evolved and passed on.

Find more at Patagonia.com slash stories.

You're listening to The Derback Dairy, a production of Duck Tape Then Beer,

with additional support from Kuat Racks because you love your bike, athletic greens,

the daily drink for healthier you, and kicking horse coffee, wake up and kick ass.

All right, everyone's recording? Yep, recording.

Cool. All right, who do you have? It's your right. Who's here?

I'm Becca Cahal. I'm Lise Hendrix, executive producer and climbing gold.

I'm Lauren Delaney Miller, producer for The Diaries.

All right, Cord, what are we actually doing here right now, Cordelia?

I was going to ask you that. Why are we recording our meeting today?

Well, okay. The other week, we had one of our regular staff calls.

We do them every week. Usually, we take 25 minutes, 30 minutes,

and the call totally turned into an hour and a half.

And we couldn't just stop talking and laughing. And it was because

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