"Riding a bike works your legs but not……" — Pat Ament
"Riding a bike works your legs but not your brain. Playing chess works your mind but not your body. Climbing brings it all together."
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When you ride your bike, you're working your legs, but your mind is on a treadmill. When you play chess,…
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The whole idea of comparing climbers is ludicrous. It would be like sitting Van Gogh down with Rembrandt and saying,…
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What one leads on-sight, in good, strong style, safely, is what one's ability is.
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Now I approach climbing differently. I have learned less effort and energy, less obsession, and more feeling, as with piano,…
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Newspapers ascribe the word "climber" to any person who falls in the mountains or off a rock. To refer to…
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