Yvon Chouinard

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Yvon Chouinard is an American rock climber, environmentalist, and founder of the outdoor clothing company Patagonia, known for pioneering clean climbing and sustainable business practices.

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instanceOf environmentalist
human
rock climber
advocated clean climbing
minimal impact on rock faces
basedIn Ventura, California, United States NERFINISHED
coAuthorWith Vincent Stanley NERFINISHED
coFounded 1% for the Planet NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1938-11-09
developed aluminum climbing chocks
soft-iron pitons
educatedAt Self-taught climber
ethnicOrigin French-Canadian
familyName Chouinard NERFINISHED
founded Chouinard Equipment NERFINISHED
Great Pacific Iron Works NERFINISHED
Patagonia NERFINISHED
gender male
givenName Yvon NERFINISHED
knownFor environmental activism
founding Patagonia
pioneering clean climbing
sustainable business practices
languageSpoken English
movement environmentalism
sustainable business
name Yvon Chouinard NERFINISHED
notableIdea using business to protect nature
notableWork Let My People Go Surfing NERFINISHED
The Responsible Company NERFINISHED
occupation business executive
environmentalist
mountaineer
rock climber
writer
philanthropy donating Patagonia ownership to a trust and nonprofit for environmental causes
placeOfBirth Lewiston, Maine, United States NERFINISHED
positionHeld founder of Patagonia
owner of Patagonia
residence Jackson, Wyoming, United States NERFINISHED
Ventura, California, United States NERFINISHED
sport fly fishing
rock climbing
surfing
yearOfMajorPatagoniaOwnershipTransfer 2022

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