Yvon Chouinard craves a higher peak.

It’s like an Ayn Rand story. You’re born in Lewiston, Maine, and grow up speaking exclusively French.  

At eight, your family moves to California. You’ve always been a dreamer. You love to climb rocks and fancy bumming around in an old van. Now you’re the billionaire Yvon Chouinard of the outdoorsy retailer Patagonia, which has strapped crampons onto the world.

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