The whole purpose of climbing something like Everest is to effect some sort of spiritual and physical gain. But if you compromise the process youโre an asshole when you start out and an asshole when you get back.
Yvon ChouinardThe word adventure has gotten overused. For me, when everything goes wrong - that's when adventure starts
Yvon ChouinardThe most important thing is to get the fish in quickly and leave it in the water. Forget the hero pose.
Yvon ChouinardPersonally, 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 which cover the cliffs, the filth and noise of Camp 4 (the climbers' campground), and worst of all, the multitudes of tourists which abound during the weekends and summer months.
Yvon Chouinard