“But the chapel, that will never be prosaic. Those who have seen it outlined against the sunset or the full moon, those who have seen its sloping leaded roof-top glisten after a shower of rain, those who have looked down… — Whipplesnaith Copy Share Image
“But the chapel, that will never be prosaic. Those who have seen it outlined against the sunset or the full moon, those who have… — Whipplesnaith Copy Share Image
“There is no night porter wandering about in King's. The authorities pay you the compliment, ugly gate-crasher, of treating you as a grown-up. And… — Whipplesnaith Copy Share Image
“By a curious perversity, the human mind refuses to behave itself on the occasions when it should be intensely dramatic. It was so now;… — Whipplesnaith Copy Share Image
“The climber, like a fox which is hard-pressed, should always have one more trick in his bag.” — Whipplesnaith Copy Share Image
“We think of those nights spent with one or more friends, nights when we merged with the shadows and could see the world with… — Whipplesnaith Copy Share Image
“Sometimes those experiences crowd back upon the memory, and the past flashes back like a distant peak momentarily lighted up by sunbeam piercing through… — Whipplesnaith Copy Share Image
“It is the conquest of this fear that adds half the charm to climbing.” — Whipplesnaith Copy Share Image
“Lest others should attempt the ascent of this terrible climb and perish, they swore themselves to secrecy (telling only enough people to ensure the… — Whipplesnaith Copy Share Image
