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> [The terrible thing about free soloing difficult routes that are within one's capacity, is the chance that faced with ultimate danger and need for ultimate self-control, one's nerve might fail and cause an error. That's irony of it - that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/royal-robbins/the-terrible-thing-about-free-soloing-difficult-routes-that-are/)

[Royal Robbins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/royal-robbins/)

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## Other authors on Soloing

## More by Royal Robbins

> [The terrible thing about free soloing difficult routes that are within one's capacity, is the chance that faced with ultimate danger and need for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/royal-robbins/the-terrible-thing-about-free-soloing-difficult-routes-that-are/)

[Royal Robbins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/royal-robbins/)

> [Before the deed comes the thought. Before the achievement comes the dream. Every mountain we climb, we first climb in our mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/royal-robbins/before-the-deed-comes-the-thought-before-the-achievement-comes-the/)

[Royal Robbins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/royal-robbins/)

> [The rock is a field of battle between our weakness and our strength. We wouldn't touch rock if we were perfectly self-controlled. And he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/royal-robbins/the-rock-is-a-field-of-battle-between-our-weakness-and-our-strength/)

[Royal Robbins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/royal-robbins/)

> [My ambition was to become the best climber and I never did. I think that goal was a wrong goal. A better one is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/royal-robbins/my-ambition-was-to-become-the-best-climber-and-i-never-did-i-think/)

[Royal Robbins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/royal-robbins/)

> [With the best equipment in the world the man with poor judgment is in mortal danger.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/royal-robbins/with-the-best-equipment-in-the-world-the-man-with-poor-judgment-is-in/)

[Royal Robbins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/royal-robbins/)

> [Our ascent, of course, does not end the possibility for new accomplishments on El Capitan. The day will probably come when this climb will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/royal-robbins/our-ascent-of-course-does-not-end-the-possibility-for-new/)

[Royal Robbins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/royal-robbins/)

> [Instead of the god of security, we bow to the greater god of freedom, the freedom to take risks and master danger in order…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/royal-robbins/instead-of-the-god-of-security-we-bow-to-the-greater-god-of-freedom/)

[Royal Robbins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/royal-robbins/)

> [I had the unique experience the next day: placing sixteen bolts in a row. It was just blank and there was no way around.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/royal-robbins/i-had-the-unique-experience-the-next-day-placing-sixteen-bolts-in-a/)

[Royal Robbins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/royal-robbins/)

> [I failed on a climbing problem eight times before realizing I was climbing as high as I knew I could and then letting go.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/royal-robbins/i-failed-on-a-climbing-problem-eight-times-before-realizing-i-was/)

[Royal Robbins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/royal-robbins/)

> [A simple equation exists between freedom and numbers: the more people, the less freedom.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/royal-robbins/a-simple-equation-exists-between-freedom-and-numbers-the-more-people/)

[Royal Robbins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/royal-robbins/)

> [Climbing is a great game-great not in spite of the demands it makes, but because of them. Great because it will not let us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/royal-robbins/climbing-is-a-great-game-great-not-in-spite-of-the-demands-it-makes/)

[Royal Robbins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/royal-robbins/)

> [When it's been a long day of climbing, and I feel like I can't go any farther, I concentrate on the next three feet.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/royal-robbins/when-it-s-been-a-long-day-of-climbing-and-i-feel-like-i-can-t-go-any/)

[Royal Robbins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/royal-robbins/)

> [A first ascent is a creation in the same sense as is a painting or a song](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/royal-robbins/a-first-ascent-is-a-creation-in-the-same-sense-as-is-a-painting-or-a/)

[Royal Robbins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/royal-robbins/)

> [The rock is a field of battle between our weakness and our strength.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/royal-robbins/the-rock-is-a-field-of-battle-between-our-weakness-and-our-strength-2/)

[Royal Robbins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/royal-robbins/)

> [Better we raise our skill than lower the climb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/royal-robbins/better-we-raise-our-skill-than-lower-the-climb/)

[Royal Robbins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/royal-robbins/)

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