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Yvon Chouinard, né le 9 novembre 1938 à Lewiston dans le Maine , est un grimpeur, alpiniste et chef d'entreprise américain, fondateur des sociétés de matériel technique Black Diamond et Patagonia.

Par ses ascensions et ses inventions en termes de matériel technique, Yvon Chouinard a notamment participé à l'âge d'or de l'escalade au Yosemite dans les années 1960, promouvant notamment le clean climbing, et dans les années 1970 au développement de l'escalade glaciaire moderne. Wikipedia  

✵ 9. novembre 1938
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Yvon Chouinard: Citations en anglais

“How you climb a mountain is more important than reaching the top.”

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Yvon Chouinard

Source: Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman

“The more you know, the less you need.”

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Source: Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman

“Real adventure is defined best as a journey from which you may not come back alive, and certainly not as the same person.”

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Source: Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman

“If you want to understand the entrepreneur, study the juvenile delinquent. The delinquent is saying with his actions, "This sucks. I'm going to do my own thing.”

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Source: Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman