“Lest others should attempt the ascent of this terrible climb and perish, they swore themselves to secrecy (telling only enough people to ensure the perpetuation of their epic) and went off to try Everest instead.” — 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
