Yvon Chouinard: 10 books
Lass die Mitarbeiter surfen gehen
Die Erfolgsgeschichte eines eigenwilligen Unternehmers
Language: German
Release Date: May 8, 2017
Yvon Chouinard ist Unternehmer wider Willen. Eigentlich wollte er nur Klettern und Surfen - und trotzdem baute er ein Multimillionen-Dollar-Unternehmen auf. In seiner Jugend verbrachte er viel Zeit in der Natur und ließ sich von seinem Vater das Schmiedehandwerk beibringen. Als begeisterter Kletterer...
The Responsible Company
What We've Learned from Patagonia's First 40 Years
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2013
The Responsible Company, by Yvon Chouinard, founder and owner of Patagonia, and Vincent Stanley, co-editor of its Footprint Chronicles, draw on the their 40 years' experience at Patagonia and knowledge of current efforts by other companies to articulate the elements of responsible business for...
Let My People Go Surfing
The Education of a Reluctant Businessman--Including 10 More Years of Business Unusual
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2016
In this newly revised 10th anniversary edition, Yvon Chouinard—legendary climber, businessman, environmentalist, and founder of Patagonia, Inc.—shares the persistence and courage that have gone into being head of one of the most respected and environmentally responsible companies on earth.
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Some Stories
Lessons from the Edge of Business and Sport
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2019
Recent PODcasts by Yvon Chouinard:
How I Built This with Guy Roz
CommonWealth Club
Backcountry Anglers and Hunters Podcast
180° South
Conquerors of the Useless
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2013
180° South takes readers behind the scenes of the film, 180° South, made by Chris Malloy, to learn more about the people who made the original overland journey to Patagonia in 1968, and the repeat journey over ocean and land 40 years later. The book includes stories of events and experiences that inspired...
John Gill: Master of Rock
The life of a bouldering legend
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2018
John Gill: Master of Rock is a captivating look into the life, achievements and ethos of boulderer John Gill. This new edition of the classic title is complete with photographs, personal impressions of Gill from climbers such as Yvon Chouinard, and an enlightening interview with Gill himself.
Hailed...
Simple Fly Fishing
Techniques for Tenkara and Rod and Reel
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2014
Modern-day fly fishing, like much in life, has become exceedingly complex, with high-tech gear, a confusing array of flies and terminal tackle, accompanied by high-priced fishing guides. This book reveals that the best way to catch trout is simply, with a rod and a fly and not much else. The wisdom...
by Yvon Chouinard, Glenn Denny, Steve Roper
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2013
The sheer granite walls of Yosemite Valley galvanized a dedicated group of rock climbers in the 1960s, who saw the nearly holdless, glacier-polished faces as the purest form of challenge. The awesome Half Dome and El Capitan were first climbed in the late 1950s, ushering in a new era of rock climbing...
Climbing Fitz Roy, 1968
Reflections on the Lost Photos of the Third Ascent
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2013
This book features rare, once-thought-lost photos of the 1968 first ascent of the California Route on Cerro Fitz Roy, the third ascent of the mountain. With accompanying retrospective essays. Climbing Fitz Roy,1968, presents photo documentation of the climb, places it in the social and climbing context...
by Yvon Chouinard, Craig Mathews, Mauro Mazzo
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2019
Modern-day fly fishing, like much in life, has become exceedingly complex, with high-tech gear, a confusing array of flies and terminal tackle, accompanied by high-priced fishing guides. This book reveals that the best way to catch trout is simply, with a rod and a fly and not much else. The wisdom...