“If you can not grasp the consciousness-altering experience that real mastery of these disciplines proposes, of what value is your participation?” — Mark Twight Copy Share Image
“There is risk, known and unknown, in all aspects of life. We often consider the loss of life the only serious risk. Unless we are genuinely aware, we calculate the danger arising from our own physical and emotional states and from external conditions based on incomplete information. If we believe we can manage those risks, we accept them. Whether these… — Mark Twight Copy Share
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. — Mark Twight Copy Share Image
“Appearance is the consequence of fitness, and confidence is a consequence of capability.” — Mark Twight Copy Share Image
...and while ambition sleeps inside of me I content myself with memories of glitter and despair. — Mark Twight Copy Share Image
The simple fact is this: when you goto Alaska, you get your ass kicked. — Mark Twight Copy Share Image
Relish the challenge of overcoming difficulties that would crush ordinary men...learn to suffer. — Mark Twight Copy Share Image
I scavenged for sensation, sought myself in the rewards of being out there, across the Border. — Mark Twight Copy Share Image
“The months of being disingenuously friendly and the resulting self-hatred taught me that self-confidence cannot be based on the approval of others.” — Mark Twight Copy Share Image
One hour three times per week in the gym is no counterbalance to all of the other behavior in those other 165 hours — Mark Twight Copy Share Image
