Connected by the Outdoors

For two Slovenian alpinists named Luka, their striking new line Beauty and the Beast offered a fresh test for their skills and partnership on the steepest walls in the Julian Alps. But beyond the thrill of first ascents, the Lukas learned a new lesson entirely: the whole point of climbing is the journey-the goal is just there to give you a direction.

In other stories, Patagonia Films introduces Sweden's last remaining manual weather station operators; we go behind the design of our mobility-first M10 shells; author Annie Leonard explains why both democracy and the environment are on the US election ballot this November; and Patagonia Action Works makes it easy to make a difference near you.

Climbing

Beauty and the Beast

Finding the line between safety and adventure is often a delicate question while making first ascents in Slovenian mountains.

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Film

The Last Observers

Since 1987, Karin and Lennart watched and recorded the weather every third hour, day and night, seven days a week, every day of the year, from their station by the lighthouse in Falsterbo, Sweden.

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Climbing, Design

M10^™ Alpine Shells

Gear that climbers agree on.

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Activism

Protecting the Right to Protest

A healthy democracy is a precondition for a healthy environment. Both are on the ballot this November.

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We're fired up and ready to make a big difference together. And however you want to make an impact on the most pressing issues facing the world today, we want to make it easy. Find a way that works for you and get involved.

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Photos: (1) MARKO PREZELJ (2) MAJA KARLSSON (3) DREW SMITH (4) JOSUÉ RIVAS (5) Organizers and participants protest together at No Hot Creek Mine's "Trout Trot" 5K and 10K event on Bishop Paiute land near Mammoth Lakes, California. The event helps build support for preventing a gold mine near California's Hot Creek. ETHAN FICHTNER

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