Going back to a simpler life based on living by sufficiency rather than excess is not a step backward.
Yvon ChouinardIs 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?
Yvon ChouinardYou have a whole life in the outdoors, you realize you have a sense of responsibility to protect these wild places.
Yvon Chouinard