Alpinism, in a sentence.
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John Maguire wrote:"The most inefficient way to get back to the car" Not sure who its by... I think I heard it from Plesko.Ha! sounds right. |
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"Climbing, at its very essense, is an act of worship." -Julie Deulen |
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mountainsense wrote:I've always been partial to this one: The great Frank Sacherer replies to a young Eric Beck, just after the latter asked the leader to place more protection, "Shut up, you chicken-shit!"I've always liked that one too! I can't stand nervous belayers or belayers who spray beta. |
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"It is a small part of life that we really live." |
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Bud Martin wrote:"If you're having fun, you're not trying hard enough." Mark TwightHa! I am putting that one on my helmet. |
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"They know that these walls are more than mountains: They're giant mirrors that unsparingly reflect what lies inside each climber." |
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Nick Przybysz wrote:Getting to the top is optional, but getting down is mandatory. A lot of people get focused on the summit and forget that. ~Ed Viesturs Simple yet true. There have been many times when getting up was fine, but getting down was the crux. Well said - all the debate about whether Mallory and Irvine first summitted Everest is basically a moot point, since to have successfully climbed it one must get down ok. Bethink thee of the adage, "Call none blest Till peaceful death have crowned a life of weal." - Aeschylus (Agamemnon, 450 BC) |
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"Existence on a mountain is simple. Seldom in life does it come any simpler: survival..." |
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I just love the cartoon in Alpinist 34: |
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I was drawn to another quote from that Logan article in Alpinist #34, |
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"Oh, SHIT!!" |
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Was. |
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"Just stand up shithead." |
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"Can't is the cancer of happen" |
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My main man ernest hemingway speaks the truth: |
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"There is no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing." |
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This was said to me by a climber just as I was begining to lead and getting a little ballsey "Before you can climb somthing you have got to know you can. There can be no doubt in your mind that you can absolutly climb this peice of rock. But remember just because you know you can dosnt mean you can." |
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"There is never any reason to slow down" -Layton Kor |