Chouinard with equipment for rock climbing, including Hexentrics, c. 1972. Photo by Tom Frost.
Yvon Chouinard (born November 9, 1938)[1] is an American rock climber, environmentalist, philanthropist, and outdoor industry businessman. His company, Patagonia, is known for its commitment to protecting the environment. He was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine in 2023.[2]
Chouinard is also a surfer, kayaker, and falconer and is particularly fond of tenkara fly-fishing.[3] He has written about climbing issues and ethics and on mixing environmentalism and business.
^"America's Best Leaders 2009: Yvon Chouinard". USNews.com. 2009. Archived from the original on December 24, 2012. Retrieved December 24, 2012.
^"Time 100". Time. April 13, 2023. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
^Fly Rod and Reel magazine, "Simple Gifts", by Yvon Chouinard, Oct/Nov '09
YvonChouinard (born November 9, 1938) is an American rock climber, environmentalist, philanthropist, and outdoor industry businessman. His company, Patagonia...
Look up Yvon in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Yvon may refer to: YvonChouinard, American mountain climber (born 1938) Yvon (given name), a masculine...
the southwest face, and the North America Wall (1964, Royal Robbins, YvonChouinard, Chuck Pratt and Tom Frost) on the southeast face. Also climbed in the...
early proponent of boltless, pitonless clean climbing, he, along with YvonChouinard, was instrumental in changing the climbing culture of the late 1960s...
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1950s, when climber YvonChouinard began hand-forging pitons and selling them from the trunk of his car in Yosemite Valley. Chouinard's pitons quickly gained...
and Henry Meybohm: 170 1959 Crescent Arete, Mount Owen, Tetons, with YvonChouinard 1959 Yocum Ridge, Mount Hood, Oregon, with Leo Scheiblehner: 172 1960...
the natural environment. In 2002, 1% for the Planet was founded by YvonChouinard, founder of Patagonia, and Craig Mathews, owner of Blue Ribbon Flies...
with Royal Robbins, Chuck Pratt and Joe Fitschen. In 1961, Frost and YvonChouinard visited the Tetons, and made the first ascent of the northeast face...
six-month road-adventure trip from California to Patagonia, along with YvonChouinard, Dick Dorworth, and Chris Jones (calling themselves the "Fun Hogs")...
commonly by porters in Nepal. Climber and outdoor equipment manufacturer YvonChouinard started using tumplines in preference to a backpack to solve chronic...
shallow seams. It was designed by Tom Frost and YvonChouinard in 1959 and was manufactured by Chouinard Equipment in the 1960s. It is not a strong piece...
Jim Bridwell, and was also where Robbins' ethos of minimal-aid, and YvonChouinard's ethos of "clean aid climbing", became dominant. In the 1990s, the traditional...
Outdoor Channel, along with Tom Brokaw, Zach Gilford, Thomas McGuane and YvonChouinard, among others. Keaton supported Barack Obama in 2008, Hillary Clinton...
and Eastern Trade newsletter; the 1972 Chouinard Equipment Catalog includes influential articles by YvonChouinard, Tom Frost, and Doug Robinson. 1973 :...
aka The Californian Route (third ascent). Ascent by the "Fun Hogs": YvonChouinard (who went on to found outdoor clothing and equipment company Patagonia...
South Howser Tower, West Buttress V 5.8 A2 or 5.10, FA: Fred Beckey and YvonChouinard in 1961 Mount Robson, Wishbone Arete V 5.6, FA: Don Claunch, Mike Sherrick...
2014), Valley Uprising (Documentary), Peter Sarsgaard, Alex Honnold, YvonChouinard, Royal Robbins, Sender Films, Big UP Productions, archived from the...
on snow covered glaciers sounds for hidden crevasses with a pole." YvonChouinard quotes Simler as writing, "To counteract the slipperiness of the ice...
Washburn American Mountaineering Museum in Golden, Colorado. In 1966, YvonChouinard led a significant redesign of ice axes, working with initially reluctant...
books which Hill then devoured. She was influenced in particular by YvonChouinard's ethic of "leaving no trace" on the rock. Moreover, the climbing of...
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