The Quotable Climber
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| Rating | : | 4.83 (912 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1585745421 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-28 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Fun read!" according to Michele Slack. Great collection of climbing quotes. If you're a climber, or want to try to understand someone who is; here's an interesting collection of quotes from climbers. Range from inspirational quotes, to the irreverant.. "Hilarious!" according to A Customer. This book is awesome. I literally read every quote in one sitting. I was either gasping in pain, laughing out loud, or in awe of the common understandings of climbers around the world. I definitley recommend the book!. EXCELLENT Awesome book. I recommend this book to any climber, mountaineer and outdoorsman in general. This would be THE book to have in your tent with you during incliment weather when you are tent-bound. Jonathan Waterman does an excellent job arranging the various quotes under di
Derived from hundreds of books, as well as magazines, journals, the Internet, and even remembered lectures, these entries proffer one-of-a-kind insights into the romanticism, motivation, and discipline of mountaineering. Douglas, Sir Edmund Hillary, Ernest Hemingway, Diana Hunter, Jon Krakauer, George Leigh Mallory, John Muir, Wilfred Noyce, Chuck Pratt, Gaston Rebuffat, Eric Shipton, Junko Tabei, Naomi Uemura, Barbara Washburn With selections that explore the tragedies and triumphs as well as acts of profound will and sacrifice, The Quotable Climber is truly a book that will both inspire and enlighten.. Literary, humorous, inspirational, and fearful moments in climbing. In The Quotable Climber, one of our pre-eminent adventure writers has collected some the most fascinating, evocative, and humorous comments on the subject of climbing. In these pages, you will find pithy sayings from the best writers in the field such as: Marc Batard, Fred Beckey, David Breshears, Frederi
--Stephanie Gold. Ed Drummond describes what dedicated climbers have to look forward to ("My puffed and bloody knees, ripe from the night, softly exploded in crimson berries on my dirty trouserless legs"), while Elizabeth Knowlton's summation ("Naked of life, naked of warmth and safety, bare to the sun and stars, beautiful in its stark snow loneliness, the Mountain waits") goes a long way toward elevating the urge from some silly adolescent impulse to a laudable, worthy, and lofty pursuit. Tilman expresses climbing's irresistible appeal ("No pay, no prospects, not much pleasure"). Says Naomi Uemura on why she goes solo, "In all the splendor of solitude it is a test of myself, and one thing I loathe is to have to test myself in front of other people." H.W. To quote Waterman (this is a book of quotes, after all), "If c