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> [Effort and pain may not be avoided. Physical and psychological breakdowns occur. The support of a like-minded group, dedicated to The Art of Suffering, provides a safety net. An individual will push harder and risk more in the company of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-twight/effort-and-pain-may-not-be-avoided-physical-and-psychological/)

[Mark Twight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-twight/)

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## More by Mark Twight

> [“There is risk, known and unknown, in all aspects of life. We often consider the loss of life the only serious risk. Unless we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-twight/there-is-risk-known-and-unknown-in-all-aspects-of-life-we-often/)

[Mark Twight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-twight/)

> [Frostbite? I consider that a failure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-twight/frostbite-i-consider-that-a-failure/)

[Mark Twight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-twight/)

> [Success can breed contempt, and a casual attitude toward danger.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-twight/success-can-breed-contempt-and-a-casual-attitude-toward-danger/)

[Mark Twight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-twight/)

> [I don't actually care what I climb, only how it affects me. Which means the summit doesn't matter as much as the emotional process.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-twight/i-don-t-actually-care-what-i-climb-only-how-it-affects-me-which-means/)

[Mark Twight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-twight/)

> [“Appearance is the consequence of fitness, and confidence is a consequence of capability.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-twight/appearance-is-the-consequence-of-fitness-and-confidence-is-a/)

[Mark Twight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-twight/)

> [...and while ambition sleeps inside of me I content myself with memories of glitter and despair.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-twight/and-while-ambition-sleeps-inside-of-me-i-content-myself-with-memories/)

[Mark Twight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-twight/)

> [The simple fact is this: when you goto Alaska, you get your ass kicked.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-twight/the-simple-fact-is-this-when-you-goto-alaska-you-get-your-ass-kicked/)

[Mark Twight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-twight/)

> [Relish the challenge of overcoming difficulties that would crush ordinary men...learn to suffer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-twight/relish-the-challenge-of-overcoming-difficulties-that-would-crush/)

[Mark Twight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-twight/)

> [I scavenged for sensation, sought myself in the rewards of being out there, across the Border.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-twight/i-scavenged-for-sensation-sought-myself-in-the-rewards-of-being-out/)

[Mark Twight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-twight/)

> [It doesn't have to be fun to be fun.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-twight/it-doesn-t-have-to-be-fun-to-be-fun/)

[Mark Twight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-twight/)

> [“The months of being disingenuously friendly and the resulting self-hatred taught me that self-confidence cannot be based on the approval of others.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-twight/the-months-of-being-disingenuously-friendly-and-the-resulting-self/)

[Mark Twight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-twight/)

> [One hour three times per week in the gym is no counterbalance to all of the other behavior in those other 165 hours](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-twight/one-hour-three-times-per-week-in-the-gym-is-no-counterbalance-to-all/)

[Mark Twight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-twight/)

> [Modern man is conditioned to expect instant gratification, but any success or triumph realized quickly, with only marginal effort, is necessarily shallow. Meaningful achievement…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-twight/modern-man-is-conditioned-to-expect-instant-gratification-but-any/)

[Mark Twight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-twight/)

> [“I trained. I punished myself. I thought making myself suffer on a day-to-day basis would prepare me for climbing hard at high altitude. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-twight/i-trained-i-punished-myself-i-thought-making-myself-suffer-on-a-day/)

[Mark Twight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-twight/)

> [“Memories and hope are not so different; one is "having done" the other is "to do." Neither constitutes action. You are what you do;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-twight/memories-and-hope-are-not-so-different-one-is-having-done-the-other/)

[Mark Twight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-twight/)

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