The Goal Of Climbing Big, Dangerous Mountains

Everything We Personally Own That’s Made, Sold, Shipped, Stored, Cleaned, And Ultimately Thrown Away Does Some Environmental Harm Every Step Of The Way, Harm That We’re Either Directly Responsible For Or Is Done On Our Behalf.

Profit Is What Happens When You Do Everything Else Right.

I Purposely Try To Hire People Who Are Really Self-motivated And Good At What They Do, And Then I Just Leave Them Alone.

The Future Of Yosemite Climbing Lies Not In Yosemite, But In Using The New Techniques In The Great Granite Ranges Of The World.

I Believe The Accepted Model Of Capitalism That Demands Endless Growth Deserves The Blame For The Destruction Of Nature, And It Should Be Displaced. Failing That, I Try To Work With Those Companies And Help Them Change The Way They Think About Our Resources.