Patagonia Out the Back

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THE

BACK

Patagonia Photography Portfolio Review + Panel Discussion

Come meet the Patagonia Photo team to learn about our legendary photo program and share your portfolio with us. Photo Director Heidi Volpe and several photo editors will be offering 20-minute sessions to review your work and share best practices. Feel free to sign up for more than one slot!

Join us afterward for a panel discussion with a talented group of local photographers and athletes. Eric Bissell, Ken Etzel, Miya Tsudome, Ben Ditto, and Drew Smith will be in conversation to talk about their work and how it comes to life with Patagonia.

There will also be an opportunity enter our raffle to win a 1-hour meeting with Jane Sievert and Heidi Volpe, the former and current directors of the Patagonia Photo program.

Location:

Kate’s studio
156A S Main St,
Bishop, CA 93514

Time:

10am-12:30pm portfolio review

12:30pm-1:15pm panel discussion

Ticketing:

Free / RSVP

RSVP

Patagonia Photography Portfolio Review + Panel Discussion

Come meet the Patagonia Photo team to learn about our legendary photo program and share your portfolio with us. Photo Director Heidi Volpe and several photo editors will be offering 20-minute sessions to review your work and share best practices. Feel free to sign up for more than one slot!

Join us afterward for a panel discussion with a talented group of local photographers and athletes. Eric Bissell, Ken Etzel, Miya Tsudome, Ben Ditto, and Drew Smith will be in conversation to talk about their work and how it comes to life with Patagonia.

There will also be an opportunity enter our raffle to win a 1-hour meeting with Jane Sievert and Heidi Volpe, the former and current directors of the Patagonia Photo program.

Location:

Etzel Visual Arts

156A S Main St,
Bishop, CA 93514

Time:

10am-12:30pm portfolio review

12:30pm-1:15pm panel discussion

Ticketing:

Free / RSVP for panel discussion. Portfolio review sign ups in person.

RSVP

Asado for Cochamó + Photo Gallery

Join us in celebrating one of the biggest environmental wins in Chilean history!

After years of tireless work, a group of climbers, conservationists, scientists and community members called Conserva Puchegüín bought Fundo Puchegüín in December 2025, protecting Cochamó Valley and this biodiverse mecca of South American granite forever. There will be music by Par Avion, games, raffles, vendors and a traditional asado barbecue, plus a silent auction for photos from the Cochamó Valley gallery inside The Rambler.

The asado is free, but food tickets are limited. Be sure to RSVP below. And don’t worry if the asado sells out—you’re welcome to grab food at The Rambler and join the festivities!

All proceeds will be going to Friends of the Inyo, Bishop Climbing Rangers, and Bishop Area Climbers Coalition.

Location:

The Mountain Rambler Brewery
186 S Main St,
Bishop, CA 93514

Time:

6pm till late

Ticketing:

RSVP required for food but anyone can join

RSVP

Sept 25–26

New jersey

Don’t get caught inside!   

Join us for a few days of storytelling, wetsuit repairs, BWRAG events, ambassador panels, warm food, cold beers and good ole times in the back lots of some spaces we love.

Surf
Ambassadors

Greg Long

Annie Reickert

FREE REPAIRS

ANY BRAND!

Friday, April 3

Trail Clean up with Friends of the Inyo & the Bishop Climbing Rangers

Friends of the Inyo (FOI) and the Bishop Climbing Rangers will lead a trail stewardship project before the evening programing.

Location:

Happy Boulders on Chalk Bluff Road

Time:

Meet up 830am-12pm (NEW Start time!)

RSVP

Free Wall Beta Talks at the Bishop Movie Theater

Join Timmy O’Neill to get the beta on our climb ambassadors’ evolving tactics for cutting-edge multipitch objectives, and how we designed the Free Wall Kit to meet them.

Josh Wharton and Lor Sabourin will be sharing how they take on their most challenging climbs by integrating recovery during their attempts and screen films about a couple of their recent hard climbs. Advanced R&D Designer Eric Noll and Alpine Product Line Manager Kate Rutherford will join to show how our designers and ambassadors worked together on the Free Wall Kit to help climbers find comfort in uncomfortable places.

Doors open at 6pm with a Patagonia designer meet and greet from 6–7pm, where you can try on the Free Wall Kit and enter for a chance to win pieces from the kit and other climbing gear. Par Avion will be playing too!

All proceeds will be going to Friends of the Inyo, Bishop Climbing Rangers, and Bishop Area Climbers Coalition.

Location:

Bishop Movie Theater

Time:

Doors 6pm, Seated event 7-9pm

RSVP

Friday, April 3

Trail Cleanup with the Bishop Area Climbers Coalition

(Bishop Area Climbers Coalition (BACC) trail clean up during the day or Cultural Center Owens Valley Paiute Shoshone Cultural Center Guided Tour)

All details TBD

RSVP

Free Wall Beta Talks at the Bishop Movie Theater

Time:

Doors 6pm, Seated event 7-9pm

Join Timmy O’Neill to get the beta on our climb ambassadors’ evolving tactics for cutting-edge multipitch objectives, and how we designed the Free Wall Kit to meet them.

Josh Wharton and Lor Sabourin will be sharing how they take on their most challenging climbs by integrating recovery during their attempts and screen films about a couple of their recent hard climbs. Advanced R&D Designer Eric Noll and Alpine Product Line Manager Kate Rutherford will join to show how our designers and ambassadors worked together on the Free Wall Kit to help climbers find comfort in uncomfortable places.

Doors open at 6pm with a Patagonia designer meet and greet from 6–7pm, where you can try on the Free Wall Kit and enter a chance to win the whole kit and other climbing gear. All proceeds will be going to Friends of the Inyo, Bishop Climbing Rangers, Bishop Area Climbers Coalition.

RSVP

Location:

Bishop Movie Theater

Time:

Doors 6pm, Seated event 7-9pm

Sept 10

THURSDAY

Film Premiere & Talk Story with ambassadors | 6:30 PM @ Patagonia

Our VP of Product Marketing, Ingrid Wantuch, kicks off the event with a welcome message.

Plenary Session

Speaker presentation by our Co-Founders Timothy Staples and Jeffrey Hunt.

Sept 25

Friday

Wetsuit Repair And Dry ons

11:00am - 4:00pm pM at farias surf & sport

TRY ON A SUIT, GET ONE REPAIRED AND HAVE A BEER WITH US!

Happy Hour

6:30 PM–7:30 PM AT FARIAS SURF & SPORT, NJ

food truck by Dock & Claw and Beer (all free!)

Live music

PSI Vest tabling

Film Screening

space is limited, come early, leave happy

7:30 PM

watch the new psi Film "the inflation point" by stab magazine

talk story

8:00 PM

q&a w/ greg long, annie reickert and
patagonia psi developer andrew reinhart

GEAR RAFFLE

8:30 Pm

win an fcd surfboard and a new regulator® wetsuit

Sept 26

Saturday

mini Bwrag breathwork course w/ greg long

9:00 AM–10:30 AM at AT FARIAS surf & sport

mindful breathing and surf apnea training leg by greg long

RSVP

board art w/ annie reickert

11:00AM–12:00 pM at farias surf & sport

learn stripling techniques for surfboard beautification

RSVP

Wetsuit Repair and Dry-Ons

11:00AM–4:00 pM at farias surf & sport

TRY ON A SUIT, GET ONE REPAIRED AND HAVE A BEER WITH US!

RSVP

Sept 11

Sept 12

Sept 13

Saturday, April 4

Mental Training, Coffee + Burritos with Lor Sabourin

Grab a breakfast burrito and coffee and learn how to care of your mentals with Lor Sabourin at Eastside Sports. They’ll be hosting a casual conversation about mental training for projecting, multipitch climbing, and how to take care of yourself as you prepare for your hardest objectives.

This event is free but limited to 30 guests.

RSVP

Location:

Eastside Sports

224 N Main St,

Bishop, CA 93514

Time:

8am-10am

Patagonia Climbing Film Festival

Pop into the Bishop Movie Theater any time between 11am–2pm to catch one of Patagonia’s climbing films. We’ll be screening 7 of our classics, plus our latest field reports from Josh Wharton, Lor Sabourin and Dörte Pietron.

Mountain of Storms
Stone Locals
Rotpunkt
They/Them
What the Hands Do
Jirischanca
In Sequence

Tickets are free! Show up any time you’d like, but check out our run schedule to make sure you don’t wander in the middle of a movie.

RSVP

Location:

Bishop Movie Theater

Time:

Doors 6pm, Seated event 7-9pm

Ambassador Climb Time

Head out to your favorite climbing zone to link up with our ambassadors. Josh Wharton, Lor Sabourin and [TK ANYONE ELSE?] will be out in the Buttermilks and at Pine Creek Canyon and would love to climb with you!

Patagonia Photography Portfolio Review + Panel Discussion

Come meet the Patagonia Photo team to learn about our legendary photo program and share your portfolio with us. Photo Director Heidi Volpe and several photo editors will be offering 20-minute sessions to review your work and share best practices. Feel free to sign up for more than one slot!

Join us afterward for a panel discussion with a talented group of local photographers and athletes. Eric Bissell, Ken Etzel, Miya Tsudome, Ben Ditto, and Drew Smith will be in conversation to talk about their work and how it comes to life with Patagonia.

There will also be an opportunity enter our raffle to win a 1-hour meeting with Jane Sievert and Heidi Volpe, the former and current directors of the Patagonia Photo program.

Location:

Kate’s studio 156A S Main St, Bishop, CA 93514

Time:

10am-12:30pm portfolio review

12:30pm-1:15pm panel discussion

Ticketing:

Free / RSVP

RSVP

Sunday, April 5

Photographer and Ambassador AMA

Come climb with Patagonia Ambassadors Josh Wharton and Lor Sabourin at Pine Creek Canyon and hear the behind-the-shot stories from climber photographers Eric Bissell, Ken Etzel, Miya Tsudome, Ben Ditto, and Drew Smith.

Location:

Pine Creek

Time:

10am-12:30pm

Ticketing:

RSVP encouraged

Special Guests:

Eric Bissell, Ken Etzel, Miya Tsudome, Ben Ditto, Drew Smith and Climb ambassadors on the wall

RSVP

Ambassador Climb Day

Get the beta on your proj from the best. Our ambassadors will be out at our favorite Bishop climbing destinations. Come find Josh Wharton, Lor Sabourin, and the team at Pine Creek Canyon all day. Location subject to change, and we'll message folks and share in person if it does. Climb at your own risk.

Patagonia Climbing Film Festival

Pop into the Bishop Movie Theater any time between 10am–1:30pm to catch one of Patagonia’s climbing films. We’ll be screening 7 of our classics, plus our latest field reports from Josh Wharton, Lor Sabourin and Dörte Pietron.

Mountain of Storms
Stone Locals
Rotpunkt
They/Them
What the Hands Do
Jirischanca
In Sequence

Tickets are free! Show up any time you’d like, but check out our run schedule to make sure you don’t wander in the middle of a movie.

Location:

Bishop Movie Theater

Time:

10am-1:30pm

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