Yvon Chouinard
American climber and entrepreneur (born 1938)
Yvon Chouinard (born November 9, 1938) is an American rock climber, environmentalist, and businessman. His company, Patagonia, sells outdoor products, outerwear, and food.2
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Born Nov 9, 1938.1
About
He was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine in 2023.
From Wikipedia’s article on Yvon Chouinard, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2
Companies
- Black Diamond EquipmentFounder13
- Patagonia, Inc.Founder14
Early life and education
- Date not recordedStanford University3
Chouinard's father was a French Canadian handyman, mechanic, and plumber. In 1947, Yvon and his family moved from Lewiston, Maine, to Southern California. They were Catholic.
His early climbing partners included Royal Robbins and Tom Frost. A Sierra Club member, in his youth he founded the Southern California Falconry Club, and it was his investigations of falcon aeries that led him to rock climbing. To save money and to make adaptations for the way he was climbing, he decided to make his own climbing tools by teaching himself blacksmithing, and eventually started a business.
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Career
Occupation: entrepreneur, writer, mountaineer, businessperson, rock climber, environmentalist.7
- Date not recordedFounded Patagonia, Inc.4
- Date not recordedFounded One Percent for the Planet5
- Date not recordedFounded Black Diamond Equipment6
Personal life
In 1971, Chouinard met and married his wife, Malinda Pennoyer, who was an art and home economics student at California State University, Fresno. They have a son (Fletcher) and a daughter (Claire), both of whom work for Patagonia.
In 2008, Chouinard received an honorary doctorate from Bowdoin College. In 2021, he received an honorary degree from Bates College.
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Awards
- 2018John Muir Award11
Links
Sources
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- 1WikidataYvon Chouinard on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaYvon Chouinard on Wikipedia
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- 13WikidataBlack Diamond Equipment, Founder
- 14WikidataPatagonia, Inc., Founder
- 15Wikimedia CommonsYvon Chouinard photo by Portlandjim, Public domain