Remember: If You Take Bivouac Equipment Along,

Most Of The Damage We Cause To The Planet Is The Result Of Our Own Ignorance.

Real Adventure Is Defined Best As A Journey From Which You May Not Come Back Alive, And Certainly Not As The Same Person.

During The Sixties, All The Risk-type Sports Were Very Popular, Because Everybody Was Rebelling Against Their Parents, Or Rebelling Against The Whole System. But Those Days Are Over. This Is The Day Of Conservatism.

We Took Special Pride In The Fact That Climbing Rocks And Icefalls Had No Economic Value In Society...we Were Like A Wild Species Living In The Edges Of An Ecosystem - Adaptable, Resilient And Tough.

The Reason It Was So Scary Was That There Was Only One Climber Capable Of Rescuing Us, And That Was Layton Kor, And He Was In Colorado.