Yvon Chouinard Inspirational Quotes (76)

We choose to believe that the granite is alive. If life is movement, then rock - with its atoms flying around like stars in cosmos - is alive.

The revolution starts at the bottom.

The whole purpose of climbing something like Everest is to effect some sort of spiritual and physical gain. But if you compromise the process you’re an asshole when you start out and an asshole when you get back.

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