Is climbing, as a passion and as a sport, better off now than it was in the past? We can do harder climbs now in faster times - techniques are more refined and equipement more sophisticated - but are we really any better off?

Going back to a simpler life is not a step backwards.

It's not an adventure until something goes wrong.

The hardest thing in the world is to simplify your life; it’s so easy to make it complex.

There's a movement for simplifying your life: purchase less stuff, own a few things that are very high quality that last a long time, and that are multifunctional.

We're a part of nature. As we destroy nature, we destroy ourselves. It's a selfish thing to want to protect nature.

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.’