Tin Hat began on a chairlift in the middle of summer in northern California. Over that six minute ride we went from total strangers to rival creatives to business partners. The conspiracy was born.

A few months later we shot Kilian Jornet’s States of Elevation project (and later wrote about it for Outside). Long days, scrambling granite slabs, and copious Aeropress coffee cemented the idea: collude on a fake creative agency that makes real things. Build a smoke-and-mirrors website (this one), but instead pour our energy into stuff that actually matters until someone calls our bluff. So far, so good.

We’re here for the bad weather, half-baked plans, and messy narratives, because that’s where the best stories are often found. We’re creative yet nimble, capable yet scrappy, usually direct and just a little weird. We promise.