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Preface
Minutes–Southern California Falconry Club
Lessons from the Edge
Letter to Dave and Ann Croft
Introduction to Climbing and Surfing in the 1950s
Remember That Big Storm
The Master’s Apprentice
The North Wall of Mount Edith Cavell
Quarter Dome – North Face
Modern Yosemite Climbing
Sentinel Rock: A New Direct North Wall Route
Personal Notes from the North American Wall
Muir Wall – El Capitan
Letter to Malinda Pennoyer
Fun Hogs
Thoughts on Climbing in the Kaisergeberg
Coonyard Mouths Off
Das Tent
Letter to Ken Wilson, Mountain Magazine, Chouinard Cerro Torre
On Tump Lines
All That Glitters Isn’t Gold
Coonyard Mouths Off – Part II
Salsipuedes
Excerpts from Climbing Ice
My Life on Ice
The Myth of Powder
Pinhead’s Progress
One-Way Trip on the Clarks Fork
‘Opihi Man by Claire Chouinard and The Rest of the Story
Dear Mum
The Secret Weapon
Seaweed Salad
Attack of the Killer Limpets
Eat da Bait!
Bad Day at Flat Rock
Further Adventures with the Atoll Man: A Month at Sea and on
Land
Foreword to No Bad Waves
Dear Claire
A Miracle in Calcutta
Dear Mister President
Why Voting Is Not a Waste of Time
An Introduction to Glenn Exum
Memorial for Dick Pownal
Eulogy for Bruce Hill
Why a Tools Conference, Patagonia’s Tools for Grassroots
Activist
We Lost a Chief – Doug Tompkins
Measuring Time
The Minestrone Hatch
Sucker Cakes
Bhutan Brown Trout
The Pack
A Good Skunking
Lessons from a Simple Fly
Threats to Coldwater Fisheries
The Responsible Economy
Do Good
Zen Lessons
More reflections and stories from an iconoclastic businessman and an itinerant adventurer
Yvon Chouinard is the founder and owner of Patagonia, Inc., based in Ventura, California.
Yvon Chouinard says he’s more of a storyteller than a writer, but
Some Stories, Chouinard’s brick of a beautiful coffee-table book
about his life at Patagonia, and in Patagonia, and in all the other
places the company founder and climbing iconoclast has made his
mark, shows that his writing chops hold up. -- Outdoor Magazine
"Yvon Chouinard says he’s more of a storyteller than a writer, but
Some Stories, Chouinard’s brick of a beautiful coffee-table book
about his life at Patagonia, and in Patagonia, and in all the other
places the company founder and climbing iconoclast has made his
mark, shows that his writing chops hold up. It’s filled with tales
of his early days in Yosemite and kicking around South America with
his friend Doug Tompkins, the late conservationist and founder of
the North Face, and the scrapes he got into along the way."
--Outside
It is easy to get lost in each story, to imagine oneself sitting
next to Chouinard, gazing into a roaring campfire, regaling you
with an incredible tale. Envying his life, you’ll want to close the
book and step outside. He wouldn’t be offended. --BookTrib
"Even some of the more technical climbing entries are lyrical in
their appreciation for the stunning beauty of his surroundings, a
feeling that is mirrored in the awe-
inspiring photos of places and perspectives that most of us will
never get to see in person."
"Chouinard’s impassioned conclusion— impossible to ignore—is that
our planet is increasingly under threat, and we must join together
to actively defend it." -- 805 Living
"There is nobody that knows the edge of business and sport better
than Yvon Chouinard."
"...you will be challenged by provocative thinking within the pages
of this skillfully crafted book." -- Mountain Weekly News
"...the thoughts and the example set by Chouinard may also upset
the equilibrium of any reader who has become stuck in their work or
in how they spend their days. It's an essential read and a worthy
successor to Chouinard’s previous work, the well-known Let My
People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman." --
Forbes.com
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"Chouinard's storytelling shines, providing an intimate look at a
life 'focused neither on the past or future, but on the present.'"
Climbing magazine
"This truly is a special book and one that can be read, revisited,
and cherished for many years. It is a book about a man, but it is
really about all of us — how we ought to live, what is of value,
and what the natural world really means. After all, isn’t this what
we are really focused on when we head off into the wilderness?"
" And for this reason, Chouinard’s new book, Some Stories: Lessons
from the Edge of Business and Sport, is as good as gold." --The
Venturing Anglermagazine
"His new book Some Stories: Lessons from the Edge of Business and
Sport, offers an inside look at how outdoor adventure made him the
outspoken environmental advocate he is today. The collected stories
are in turn insightful, touching, provocative and funny, and it's
easy to imagine Chouinard recounting them around a campfire." --
Mountain Outlaw
"Some Stories is worth the read for amazing adventure alone, the
road trip to Patagonia from California, with its surfing, storms,
river fords, and of course the climbing. It illustrates the true
character of a man who was living the exact life he wanted, and for
whom success would come thanks to a quiet excellence; there’s not a
touch of flashy salesmanship to be found here, nor any of it luck —
there’s no room for counting on that when you’re 1,000 feet up on a
flat face of granite." --TheMANUAL (website)
"What comes through in Some Stories is plenty of adventure, some
lessons in good business (namely, be honest, do your best, and
don’t screw anyone or anything over, including the planet), and a
reassuring sense that in America, a person can make much of himself
or herself if they try hard enough. It’s never a guarantee, but if
you’re the kind of person who simply refuses to give up climbing
the most challenging rock on the planet, then you’ve definitely got
a leg up." -- TheManual (website)
"The hefty book is generously illustrated with professional looking
landscape photos, but the real joy for many readers will be the
more casual snapshots of Yvon and friends hanging out in younger
days, with full beards and thick heads of hair. And there are also
plenty of terrific action shots of the author and companions
literally hanging out from beneath outcrops and while performing
other wild manoeuvres."
"Perhaps after all the adventures, the ones he got and the ones he
went for, it comes down to just believing in your own capabilities.
Chouinard believed he could climb a cliff and ski a mountain and
surf a break. And that he is capable of turning a business into a
force for good. He believed he could do it all, and he has." --
Atlantic Salmon Journal
"But besides plain enjoyment, one will find epiphanies, advice,
"ultra-penetrating perception," and wisdom. Chouinard gives us much
more than merely a good read."
"By purposefully seeking to "muddle through," Chouinard has lived a
remarkable, even exemplary life. Some Stories lets its readers
understand that it is a life that has had value for them, as well."
-- California Fly Fisher
When was the last time you read a coffee table book? Sure, the
images in Chouinard’s tome alone are worth its heft — outdoor
adventures always seem to look so much better in grainy retro
photos — but don’t ignore the words between them. The book is
organized as a collection of letters, articles and journal entries
written by Patagonia’s founder. Between moments from a life lived
on mountain flanks and surf breaks are anecdotes that color in the
gaps (including a run-in with the Guatemalan Army, for example). --
gearpatrol.com
"This is a beautiful hardbound, coffee-table book packed with
images cherry picked from YC’s long career and adventurous
wanderings in both the natural and business worlds."
"This book is a fine effort and offers a glimpse into the life and
soul of one of the greatest climbers of the day; it’s worth the
effort to snag a copy just for the Yosemite and South American
climbing stories alone." -- Chiwulff.com
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