Chouinard 72
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Not sure how accessible Chouinard's 72 catalog is, but here's part of what it said, for anyone who's interested. Seems as smart today as it was 40 years ago... Doug Robinson's the author. Proud that this is a part of climbing history. |
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Amen! |
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The quote is from Doug Robinson's "The Whole Natural Art of Protection." The entire text is here: |
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I remember that article. Wish more of us still felt that way. |
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Those of us who remember when the article came out were spiritually and ethically transformed by its simple clarity and shining brilliance. |
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Through a massive, complicated stroke of luck, that catalog came into my possession as a gift in the early 1980s. I still have it, of course, but hadn't read this essay in quite a long time. Thank you for reminding me of how eloquent it was and is, and for sharing the privilege of reading it with other, younger-on-the-rock climbers. |
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Remember it well,,,had the catalog somewhere in my magazine collection here until a mistaken clean out a couple years ago....sadly missed keeping it. |
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climber pat wrote:Amen! Did anything in particular make you think of this writing?It's something I read often and try to live by. The ethic of self-control, as David Breashears described it, is, in large part, why climbing appeals to me and what elevates it over other athletic endeavors. It can be hard to find like-minded climbers, so to all those that responded - you're welcome at my fire anytime. |
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Wow! This is just fantastic. Thanks for a great reminder. I have the catalog still, in perfect condition and treasure it like a rare book. I know some of the particulars of this production from back then. It was in large part driven by Tom Frost and the cover design by Doreen Frost. |
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Pretty sweet. Have any of you seen 180 degrees south? Or read his book.."Let My People Go Surfing?" Both really good. He's a pretty intense guy for sure. |
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"H" wrote:Pretty sweet. Have any of you seen 180 degrees south? Or read his book.."Let My People Go Surfing?" Both really good. He's a pretty intense guy for sure. How you climb a mountain is more important than reaching the top. ¯ Yvon Chouinard, Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman.I HIGHLY recommend that book. |
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RKM wrote:To aspire to great climbs and then climb them with boldness and confidence was the goal. Falling was bad form in that era.I believe I remember a quote from that catalog, or another of Chouinard's early musings, something to the effect of: "On rock, the leader should not fall; on ice, the leader must not fall." Does anyone know the source of this (now romantic) wisdom? |
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TWK, I have heard that quote also. I think - if memory serves me right - it was Gaston Rebuffat. He wrote so many great books and this might be in Starlight and Storm. |