The Secret To Happiness Is To Be

There's No Difference Between A Pessimist Who Says, "oh It's Hopeless, So Don't Bother Doing Anything." And An Optimist Who Says, "don't Bother Doing Anything, It's Going To Turn Out Fine Anyways. Either Way, Nothing Happens."

You Can Solo-climb Everest Without Using Oxygen Or You Can Pay Guides And Sherpas To Carry Your Loads, Put Ladders Across Crevasses, Lay In 6,000 Feet Of Fixed Ropes, And Have One Sherpa Pulling You And Another Pushing You. ... The Goal Of Climbing Big, Dangerous Mountains Should Be To Attain Some Sort Of Spiritual And Personal Growth, But This Won't Happen If You Compromise Away The Entire Process.

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.

Remember: If You Take Bivouac Equipment Along, You Will Bivouac.

It's Okay To Be Eccentric If You're Rich; Otherwise You're Just Crazy.