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# Don Whillans

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Donald Desbrow Whillans was an English rock climber and mountaineer. He climbed with Joe Brown and Chris Bonington.

##  Quotes by Don Whillans

> [There are two kinds of climbers... smart ones and dead ones.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-whillans/there-are-two-kinds-of-climbers-smart-ones-and-dead-ones/)

[Don Whillans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-whillans/)

[Climbers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/climbers/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/351/don-whillans-71890_climbers_there-are-two-kinds-of-climbers-smart-on_271066.png)

> [One thing to remember on the Eiger, never look up, or you may need a plastic surgeon.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-whillans/one-thing-to-remember-on-the-eiger-never-look-up-or-you-may-need-a/)

[Don Whillans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-whillans/)

[Climbing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/climbing/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b6/don-whillans-71890_climbing_one-thing-to-remember-on-the-eiger-never_499815.png)

> [You guys going up? Yes, yes, we go up. You may be going a lot higher than you think!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-whillans/you-guys-going-up-yes-yes-we-go-up-you-may-be-going-a-lot-higher-than/)

[Don Whillans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-whillans/)

[Climbing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/climbing/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/893/don-whillans-71890_climbing_you-guys-going-up-yes-yes-we-go-up-you-m_1964542.png)

> [Never noticed a female monkey not climbing as well as a male, have you?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-whillans/never-noticed-a-female-monkey-not-climbing-as-well-as-a-male-have-you/)

[Don Whillans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-whillans/)

[Climbing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/climbing/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ed/don-whillans-71890_climbing_never-noticed-a-female-monkey-not-climbi_2407236.png)

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