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180° South
2010 · Film · documentary · 86 min
Directed by Chris Malloy
The film follows adventurer Jeff Johnson as he retraces the epic 1968 journey of his heroes Yvon Chouinard and Doug Tompkins to Patagonia.
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Patagonia's founder Yvon makes a significant appearance in the film 180° South [0]. In one of the scenes Yvon's chatting with the late Doug Tompkins [1] about Doug's activism, and it didn't seem like Yvon was particularly driven in the same vein. This act seems like a change of attitude for Yvon in some sense, based on what I recall from that film.
[0] https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1407927/
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Tompkins
Yeah I really recommend the documentary 180° South [1] which has both Yvon Chouinard (Patagonia) and Doug Tompkins (The North Face) and has them talking about their philosophy and conservation efforts as well. (A guy retraces a journey these two made in Patagonia back in the 60s.)
[1] https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1407927/ / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AC9k2N9z3SI
That was a great episode!
For those looking for even more Chouinard, check out the documentary 180° South. (Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWBz_pxYC0A)
Such a shame. I first learned about him and his work in 180 South [1], which really made me appreciate what he was doing to create and protect the park. Definitely worth a watch. It was actually one of my life goals to learn Spanish so that I would be eligible to go down and volunteer with him. Here's hoping the conservation effort stays strong.
[1] http://m.imdb.com/title/tt1407927/