About the Author

Vincent Stanley, Yvon Chouinard's nephew and one of Patagonia's original employees, is co-editor of the company's prestigious Footprint Chronicles, which tracks the environmental impact of Patagonia's products and discusses the company's most pressing social and environmental issues. He lives in Santa Barbara, CA. Nora Gallagher has written several books, both fiction and nonfiction. She is the enviro editor at Patagonia. She lives in Santa Barbara, CA. Lisa Myers is Patagonia's Environmental Grants Manager. She's worked for Patagonia since 2001, where she has been involved in organizing and implementing the Tools for Grassroots Activists Conference, which hosts 75 environmental activists every two years at South Lake Tahoe. She lives in Oak View, CA. Noted alpinist and environmentalist Yvon Chouinard is the founder and owner of Patagonia, Inc., which Fortune has called "the coolest company on the planet." He is also the co-founder with Craig Mathews of 1% For The Planet and the author of Let My People Go Surfing (2006). He lives in Ventura, CA.