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Adventure Quote by Jeff Lowe

“I still value the adventurous side, confronting the mountain on…” quote by Jeff Lowe — Download Open image

“I still value the adventurous side, confronting the mountain on its terms, more than I value actual success in terms of getting to the top. That has very little meaning to me.”

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The kind of climbing I like is fast and as free as possible of gadgetry.

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I used to think aging was a scam, a total abdication of your self. Well, aging's not a scam, but quitting is.

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I've been mistagged. I like ice climbing, but I do a lot more rock climbing. Ice is just more mysterious and changeable than rock.

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The climb will go. Get rid of the rope. It's only distracting you.

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I always thought if I died in the mountains, it would put an asterisk on my climbs.

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If you're concentrating on climbing , you can't be concentrating on money and cars and houses and wives and boyfriends. And when you come…

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I'm not a big adrenaline junkie.

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You can base your life in fear or you can base your life in love. Fear leads to negative results even in times that…

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