Veteran Robert Caspersen and Magnus Midtbø feature in clip climbing tallest vertical rock face in Europe, Trollveggen (1700m). 2016 CSR goals update: 100% fur-free, removal of anti-bacterial treatment from 90% products. Over 50 videos released on YouTube to demo Winter 2016 products.
Late August: ambassador Kyle Dempster disappeared with climbing partner Scott Adamson while attempting Ogre II in N. Pakistan (left basecamp 21 August, major storm set in 23 August). Grant given to Access PanAm for Patagonia Waste Management Initiative pilot, to protect Argentina’s Parque Nacional Los Glaciares (home to Cerro Torre and Fitz Roy). Ambassador Joe Kinder and photographer Tim Kemple travel to Ratikon to attempt the 240m, six-pitch Silbergeier (diaries published).
The Killers, Duran Duran and Stevie Wonder feature at Jazz Aspen over Labor Day Weekend. Mandy Ortiz takes 1st female in Red Bull Rise, Josh Smullin 1st male – each athlete summits Aspen Mountain eight times (equivalent to 25,600ft) in 7:38:59 and 7:01:55 respectively. The Meeting (snow film festival) begins 6 October at Wheeler Opera House including productions from Teton Gravity Research, Level 1 and Matchstick Productions.