"This forms the nub of a dilemna that……" — Jon Krakauer
"This forms the nub of a dilemna that every Everest climber eventually comes up against: in order to succeed you must be exceedingly driven, but if you're too driven you're likely to die."
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94 Quotes by Jon Krakauer
Jon Krakauer has 94 quotes on this site.
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HAPPINESS is ONLY REAL WHEN SHARED
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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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Antarctica has this mythic weight. It resides in the collective unconscious of so many people, and it makes this huge…
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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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Life has no smooth road for any of us; and in the bracing atmosphere of a high aim the very…
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For those of us who take literature very seriously, picking up a work of fiction is the start of an…
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When your friend speaks his mind you fear not the 'nay' in your own mind, nor do you withhold the…
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Enthusiasm is the great hill-climber.
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In his laborious efforts to attain mountaintops, where the air is lighter and purer, the climber gains new strength of…
— Pope Pius XI
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The reason it was so scary was that there was only one climber capable of rescuing us, and that was…
— Yvon Chouinard
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There was a climber named Bridwell On grade I's he did well. But on grade VI, he got into a…
— Eric Jay Beck
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I'd been a child during the 1960s when women burned their bras and hundreds of thousands gathered in protests against…
— Lynn Hill
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Phil Ershler is a world class climber and guide. Sue Ershler is a first class businesswoman. But their story is…
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