Limits For Life is a movement to
FLIP THE STORY
We celebrate the power of limits
as the foundation of freedom.
Together, we change the narrative
from consuming to conserving,
from taking to respecting,
from freedom without end
to freedom that lasts.
We do so by what we do best:
WE DRAW THE LINE
The Urge
Climate + wildlife + biodiversity.
The Shift
Limits = survival + freedom.
The Call
Set your limits.
Speak them out.
Share them wide.
Celebrate them loud.
We ride strong, by choosing our limits
> Snow
By choosing eco gear, clean travel, and non-toxic wax, we keep the mountains cold, the air clear, and the snow alive for future winters.
> Wildlife
By respecting ecological zones, leaving no trace, and limiting disturbance, we give animals the corridors and quiet they need to roam free.
> Community
By supporting local businesses, eating regional food, and staying in small lodges, we strengthen the people who care for these landscapes.
> Life
By drawing our own limits, we create space — for future generations, for thriving ecosystems, for joy that lasts.
Limits are the beginning of everything worth protecting.
Limits keep life, well .... alive.
As riders we know this.
Every line carries a price,
every limit has its story.
Respect the mountain’s limits,
and it gives us flow.
Ignore them, and we clash.
And yes, we love the attention by showing off our 'freedom',
by challenging limits.
We chase the boundaries, to perform, while we play it cool.
What if we turned just a bit of our spotlights outward?
What if we create some awareness by helping others focussing
- onto the snow beneath our boards and skis,
- onto the wildlife whose terrain we borrow,
- onto the communities that keep the mountains alive.
Because our tricks, our rides don’t just look good
they carry meaning.
They show where we draw the line.
And we don’t shy away from commitment.
As riders, we live with limits.
Will you too?
Limits, to ride wild
Gear & Fashion
👕 Own less. Wear longer.
🪡 Choose gear that lasts — repair before replace.
🧥 Wear brands that walk the talk — Patagonia, Picture Organic, Houdini, Vaude, Norrøna, VO.
🧴 Care clean — mild wash, no microplastics, PFC-free reproof (think Nikwax).
❄️ Say no to toxic — draw the line at PFCs in jackets, boots, and wax.
🧵 Make old clothes part of your story.
❄️ Fashion fades. Your limits stay.
Travel & Energy
🚆 Fly less. Ride the rails.
🚗 Share the ride, halve the cost.
⚡ Choose clean power over speed.
🏡 Stay closer, live deeper.
🌱 Sleep where the label shows care.
🌍 Draw the line at endless miles.
Food & Consumption
🥦 Eat plants first.
🐟 Follow the seasons, not the cargo holds.
🏡 Support local hands, not global chains.
🌱 Choose organic when you can.
🐇 Check cruelty-free labels — they matter.
🔥 Draw the line at waste.
Nature & Wildlife
🐾 Give space — their home, your visit.
🌲 Stay out of corridors, respect the quiet.
🦉 Move in rhythm — dusk and dawn belong to them.
🏔️ Support rewilding, not expansion.
🎆 Say no to fireworks, keep the sky alive.
❄️ Draw the line where your line meets theirs.
Celebration & Culture
🎆 Skip the bang — light the sky, don’t poison it.
🍷 Drink local, celebrate small.
🎶 Choose tribe beats over noise pollution.
🪘 Ritual over spectacle, meaning over mess.
🎭 Culture is care — feed the spirit, not the landfill.
🔥 Draw the line at excess.
Why Limit yourself
Some fear limits.
And we all fear giving up our privileges, our comfort, our
more-more-more.
But here's the thing: limits are often not the end but even
the source of joy.
Limits protect what we love. They give shape to freedom.
They turn care into action, and dreams into something that lasts.
Every boundary we draw keeps something alive:
a forest that grows back,
a mountain that holds its snow,
a community that can breathe,
a body that finds strength in balance.
We live with limits every day — and still, we move, we play, we thrive.
Because boundaries don’t take life away.
They give it back.
Draw the line.
Embrace your limits.
it's where life begins —
for you, and for all.
Reading List — Limits as Source of Freedom & Joy
Ecology & Sustainability
Kate Raworth — Doughnut Economics
Ecological and social boundaries as the very conditions for thriving.
Bill McKibben — Eaarth
On the necessity — and joy — of living smaller, slower, more deliberately.
Naomi Klein — This Changes Everything
How the climate crisis forces us to re-value limits.
Creativity & Constraints
Patricia Stokes — Creativity from Constraints
Research-based exploration of how limits spark innovation.
Ian Bogost — Play Anything: The Pleasure of Limits, the Uses of Boredom, and the Secret of Games
How joy and play thrive inside boundaries.
Twyla Tharp — The Creative Habit
Rituals and discipline as the scaffolding for artistic freedom.
Psychology & Self-Help
James Clear — Atomic Habits
Especially chapters on environment design and habit constraints.
Barry Schwartz — The Paradox of Choice
Fewer options create more satisfaction; limits on choice bring joy.
Terri Trespicio — Spark Your Creative Process by Setting Limits (article).
The Liberation of Limitations — The Mission / Medium (article).
Philosophy & Wisdom
Søren Kierkegaard — The Power of Limitations (essay/quote)
“The more a person limits himself, the more resourceful he becomes.”
Viktor Frankl — Man’s Search for Meaning
How the ultimate constraint — suffering and captivity — can become the ground for meaning and inner freedom.
Marcus Aurelius — Meditations
Stoic reflections on accepting limits and finding strength within them.
How limits make them stronger
"I’m committed to embrace my limits in order to keep winters alive for my son. No more toxic wax, no more last-minute flights. My freedom on the mountain is worth nothing if the snow is gone."
GD
As a boarder, I love putting on a show — but I draw the line at fireworks and deafening noise. My tricks don’t need explosions. The mountains are loud enough. I want events that light up the crowd, not scare the wildlife."
JF
" I live with limits — for life "
Griffin Arnold - initiator (loves riding clean lines).
"My body has taught me that joy doesn’t vanish when boundaries appear.
In fact, it often deepens. It sharpens. It belongs.
I grew up fearing the loss of freedom.
And yet, each time a new limit entered my life, I found strength and certainty in return.
On crutches at twenty, I discovered balance.
Now, moving toward a wheelchair, I gain mobility and reach.
A step back? Perhaps. And also a wider horizon.
And I know I’m not alone. Many of us live this truth:
limits don’t erase freedom — they make it real.
So don’t tell us you can’t draw your own line,
that you can’t give up a little comfort,
when it comes at the expense of others.
If we can thrive with limits, so can you.
Draw the line.
That’s where life begins, for all."
