"Some of the world's greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible." —Doug Lawson.

"The difference between a mountain and a molehill is your perspective." — Al Neuharth.


"Line of weakness: long involved explanation for not attempting a route."

"Blood /n./ substance commonly used to mark a climbing route."


"The best climber in the world is the one who's having the most fun." — Alex Lowe.







"But risks must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing. The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing. He may avoid suffering and sorrow, but he cannot learn, feel, change, grow or live. Chained by his servitude he is a slave who has forfeited all freedom. Only a person who risks is free. The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; and the realist adjusts the sails." — William Arthur Ward.