Connected by the Outdoors

What does it mean to be connected to the land? The answer is different for everyone. On a recent trip to Bears Ears in southeastern Utah, Tommy Caldwell learned that cultivating a deeper connection-and understanding the significance of these lands to tribal nations-won't just make him a better steward. But a better climber as well.

In other stories, two parents show us what happens when you apply fast and light alpinism principles to child rearing; accidental activists find their life's mission in the Vjosa Wild River National Park; Moona Whyte recollects the barrel of her dreams; and a new book provides a go-to resource for driving the big changes needed to slow the climate crisis.

Climbing, Activism

Beneath the Rock

How Tommy Caldwell is reshaping his love for rock climbing by building relationships with Indigenous stewards of Bears Ears.

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Film

Parenting: Disaster Style

Patagonia's new short film series, Parenting: Disaster Style, chronicles climbers Zoe Hart and her husband, Maxime Turgeon, as they share wild nature and sport with their sons-from backcountry hut skiing in Italy to lessons in dirtbagging along the French coast and growing food at their home in Chamonix, France. "If you push your kids past what they think is possible," explains Zoe, "whether it's being cold or tired or wet, they'll learn they have the capacity to do way more than they thought they could."

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Activism

A River Runs Through Them

From accidental activists to a decade-long commitment, the Vjosa river has shaped the lives of two environmental campaigners from Albania.

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Surf

Chess Not Checkers

Moona Whyte recounts the trials of surfing her dream wave.

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Tools to Save Our Home Planet

If we've learned one thing from partnering with grassroots nonprofits over the years, it's that every successful activist needs a set of tools: time-tested strategies, lessons and playbooks to get them through unpredictable times.

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Photos: (1) MARC TOSO (2) PIERRE CADOT (3) ROYALS ELEZAJ (4) KIRVAN BALDASSARI

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