"Antarctica has this mythic weight. It resides in……" — Jon Krakauer
"Antarctica has this mythic weight. It resides in the collective unconscious of so many people, and it makes this huge impact, just like outer space. It's like going to the moon."
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94 Quotes by Jon Krakauer
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To the contrary: His life hummed with meaning and purpose. But the meaning he wrestled from existence lay beyond the…
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Achieving the summit of a mountain was tangible, immutable, concrete. The incumbent hazards lent the activity a seriousness of purpose…
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Early on a difficult climb, especially a solo climb, you’re hyper-aware of the abyss pulling at your back, constantly feeling…
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It is the experiences, the memories, the great triumphant joy of living to the fullest extent in which real meaning…
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The only person you are fighting is yourself and your stubbornness to engage in new circumstances.
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Those who would assail the Book of Mormon should bear in mind that its veracity is no more dubious than…
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Straddling the top of the world, one foot in China and the other in Nepal, I cleared the ice from…
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In climbing, having confidence in your partners is no small concern. One climber's actions can affect the welfare of the…
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There is something special about a quiet untouched forest that just pulls you into the moment. Something that no parks…
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Don't settle down and sit in one place. Move around, be nomadic, make each day a new horizon.
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More Antarctica Quotes
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...Was it because a lot of the heat went into melting Arctic sea ice or parts of Greenland and Antarctica,…
— Kevin E. Trenberth
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First you fall in love with Antarctica, and then it breaks your heart.
— Kim Stanley
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Consider this: I can go to Antarctica and get cash from an ATM without a glitch, but should I fall…
— Nathan Deal
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Some 3 million years ago, when the earth was a little more than 3°C warmer than preindustrial levels (about 2.2°C…
— Joseph J. Romm
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More people should visit Antarctica, metaphorically speaking, on their own. That is one of the conclusions I have reached, one…
— Phyllis Rose
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I should kill myself. Things would be better if I did. For me anyway. I don’t know how it would…
— Noah Cicero
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[In Adelie Land, Antarctica, a howling river of] wind, 50 miles wide, blows off the plateau, month in and month…
— Unknown Author
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If Antarctica were music it would be Mozart. Art, and it would be Michelangelo. Literature, and it would be Shakespeare.…
— Andrew Denton
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The swim at Deception Island was by far the hardest swim I've ever done. Antarctica is a very unforgiving environment.…
— Lewis Gordon
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For years, I never knowingly went on a holiday. When I travelled, it was for work. Now I am a…
— Miranda Richardson
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I think part of the appeal of Antarctica is experiencing some sort of power, the forces of the natural world.
— Jon Krakauer
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Antarctica is a very alien environment, and you can't survive here more than minutes if you're not equipped properly and…
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