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Vanishing Lines | Patagonia

Patagonia's latest film shines a light on the movement to protect Europe's last wild places

“Even in high alpine regions, which were previously untouched wilderness, more and more encroachment is taking place. Lifts are being built, cable cars are being built, and the mountains are becoming covered with wires. Many of these processes are irreversible. And that worries us.”

“The more time we spend outdoors, the more we realise how few places are left with no infrastructure in sight”

Dr Gerd Estermann, Chemist and Founder of citizens’ initiative Feldring, taps right into the issue at the very beginning of Patagonia’s Vanishing Lines.

The more time we spend outdoors, the more we realise how few places are left with no infrastructure in sight – and yet, we somehow feel the need to build more.

Currently, there is a planned development to join two glacier ski resorts together in Tyrol, Austria, (Pitztal and Ötztal) with the aim to create the largest glacier ski resort. But at what cost?

Executing this plan would result in one of the greatest destruction of glaciers in a long time and with a new generation who are more aware of creating a sustainable future than any generation before, it leaves us with one question: who are these developments for?

Read the full press release below.

“Today (16 December) Vanishing Lines, a new snow activism documentary from Patagonia launches across Europe.

The pristine high alpine landscapes of the Alps are at risk, as developers encroach ever further in the name of expanding ski resorts and their infrastructure. Vanishing Lines tells the story of these last wild places on the brink of destruction, and the movement to protect what we still can. The 20-minute documentary filmed in Tyrol/Austria, features Patagonia snow ambassadors Lena Stoffel and Mitch Tölderer.

“Once this destruction happens, this natural alpine area will be lost forever”

Mitch Tölderer, Patagonia snow ambassador, says:

“Once this destruction happens, this natural alpine area will be lost forever: lost to nature, to us and to the next generations.”

Filming for Preserve what is left, 2021: Construction in high alpine terrain.

“I am committed to using my voice – as part of the backcountry snow community and as a father and concerned citizen – to speak out against the ongoing expansion of ski resort areas and for the conservation of our last remaining natural mountain landscapes.”

Dr. Gerd Estermann, Bürgerinitiative Feldring, says:

“Our daily lives are ever more organised and mechanised. Our experiences are increasingly determined by virtual impressions. And this leads to an increasingly strong longing for pristine nature, which is what is at the heart of our movement and of this important film.”

The film by Johannes Aitzetmüller will tour across Europe throughout the winter.”

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