180 South

180 South follows Jeff Johnson as he tries to repeat the journey made by Yvon Chouinard and Doug Tompkins to Patagonia.  Jeff Johnson was an avid climber and adventurer who had traveled to many places all over the world, and he heard of some beautiful scenery and excellent climbing in Patagonia, so he decided to make the journey.  On his way down he learned many new things.  First, the mast on his boat broke so they had to stop on Easter Island for repairs.  He saw this completely secluded civilization and he liked it.  There were no signs of big cities or industrialization.  It was just a small simple community.  While there he met a girl named Makohe and she finishes the journey with them.  As they continue to Patagonia they stop in multiple places in Chile.  He sees how industrialization has taken over many areas.  Industrialization is continuing to spread and destroying many small communities.  He finally reaches Patagonia and is amazed by the simple beauty.  The land is almost untouched and there is plain and simple wildlife all around him, and he finds it spectacular.  The whole reason he wanted to go down there in the first place was to climb one of the mountains there.  He puts a lot of time into climbing it, but he is not able to reach the top.  He is disappointed at first, but then he realizes all the amazing things he has experienced on the way and all stuff he has learned.  He then learns that dams are scheduled to be put up on the rivers in the areas and he helps the locals resist the large companies.  He has fallen in love with the simple beauty of Patagonia and he does not ever want to see it destroyed.