All Yvon Chouinard Quotes
- Traveling is my form of self-education. Every stream I fish now is not as good as it used to be. Traveling is my form of… Destroying
- Surfing and climbing are both useless sports. You get to be conquistadors of the useless. You climb to the summit and there is nothing there.… Adventure
- We took special pride in the fact that climbing rocks and icefalls had no economic value in society...We were like a wild species living in… Adaptable
- The more you know, the less you need. Inspirational
- How you climb a mountain is more important than reaching the top Climb
- There's no difference between a pessimist who says, "Oh it's hopeless, so don't bother doing anything." and an optimist who says, "Don't bother doing anything,… Anyways
- The more I make the more I can give away. Funny
- We're a part of nature. As we destroy nature, we destroy ourselves. It's a selfish thing to want to protect nature. Destroy
- ...it's always been difficult for us to lead an examined life as a corporation. I've always felt like a company has the responsibility to not… Always Felt
- The goal of climbing big, dangerous mountains should be to attain some sort of spiritual and personal growth, but this won't happen if you compromise… Attain
- Going back to a simpler life is not a step backwards. Backwards
- The reason it was so scary was that there was only one climber capable of rescuing us, and that was Layton Kor, and he was… Capable
- The climbing as a whole is not very esthetic or enjoyable; it is merely difficult. Climbing
- Just why is Yosemite climbing so different ? Why does it have techniques, ethics and equipment all of its own ? The basic reason lies… Absolute
- The future of Yosemite climbing lies not in Yosemite, but in using the new techniques in the great granite ranges of the world. Climbing
- Personally, I would rather climb in the high mountains. I have always abhorred the tremendous heat, the dirt-filled cracks, the ant-covered foul-smelling trees and bushes… Abhorred
- Climbing for speed records will probably become more popular, a mania which has just begun. Climbers climb not just to see how fast and efficiently… Becomes
- The hardest thing in the world is to simplify your life; it’s so easy to make it complex. Complex
- Doing risk sports had taught me another important lesson: never exceed your limits. You push the envelope and you live for those moments when you’re… All
- The word adventure has gotten overused. For me, when everything goes wrong - that's when adventure starts Adventure