Dru Posted June 20, 2002 Posted June 20, 2002 A famous climber wrote this in his diary and it is quoted in his biography: "A great hardness is setting in, and I am increasingly able to treat the petty and the mundane with utter contempt...I will do many things for people I respect, and for fools nothing. They deserve to be trampled on." Any guesses as to who it might surprise you! Quote
Greg_W Posted June 20, 2002 Posted June 20, 2002 quote: Originally posted by Dru: "A great hardness is setting in... Some guy camped next to Lynn Hill? Quote
sayjay Posted June 20, 2002 Posted June 20, 2002 Yvon Chouinard? (only cause you said we'd be surprised...) Quote
erik Posted June 20, 2002 Posted June 20, 2002 quote: Originally posted by tasmith513: John Muir? JOHN MUIR IS WEAK, JUST LIKE THE JON MUIR WANNABE!!! Quote
Dru Posted June 20, 2002 Author Posted June 20, 2002 JON Muir is a crazy Australian guy from Arapiles who climbed Everest and wears hand sewn rabbit fur clothes. Naw you are all still way off. Here are two hints. 1) It is a guy, who is dead now. 2) It was written in the 1960's. So much for Twight, Stevie Haston, etc. Quote
allthumbs Posted June 20, 2002 Posted June 20, 2002 George Lowe? "Live it up, fill your cup, drown your sorrow And sow your wild oats while ye may For the toothless old tykes of tomorrow Were the Tigers of Yesterday." -- Tom Patey Quote
Dru Posted June 20, 2002 Author Posted June 20, 2002 quote: Originally posted by trask: George Lowe? "Live it up, fill your cup, drown your sorrow And sow your wild oats while ye may For the toothless old tykes of tomorrow Were the Tigers of Yesterday." -- Tom Patey No but you are getting closer... Quote
JasonG Posted June 20, 2002 Posted June 20, 2002 Fred is not dead yet, although he might smell like it. Quote
Nelly Posted June 20, 2002 Posted June 20, 2002 The guy who dissapeared near the south butress of McKinley, soloed a big route on Hunter, name escapes me......... Quote
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