Surfing and climbing are both useless sports. You get to be conquistadors of the useless. You climb to … - Yvon Chouinard

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Yvon Chouinard

Surfing and climbing are both useless sports. You get to be conquistadors of the useless. You climb to the summit and there is nothing there. And you could hike to the top from another direction. How you get there is the important part. It's the same with surfing.

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