Nelly Posted June 21, 2002 Posted June 21, 2002 "Getting to the top is optional, getting down is mandatory" Hint - still alive Quote
Dru Posted June 21, 2002 Posted June 21, 2002 Rob Slater said - "K2, summit or die - either way I win!" Then he did both . Quote
Big_Wave_Dave Posted June 21, 2002 Posted June 21, 2002 I've heard it attributed to Rob Hall, but Don Whillans rings a bell, too. It for sure was Whillans that said: "The mountains will always be there, the trick is for you to be there too". Quote
Big_Wave_Dave Posted June 21, 2002 Posted June 21, 2002 Duh, both of these guys aren't alive anymore. Quote
fishstick Posted June 21, 2002 Posted June 21, 2002 Unsure about Nelly's... Who said "It was do or die and I did"? (hint, cdn) GB Quote
Figger_Eight Posted June 21, 2002 Posted June 21, 2002 That's been around for awhile in different forms, but the original might've been Messner? Quote
Dru Posted June 21, 2002 Posted June 21, 2002 quote: Originally posted by fishstick: Unsure about Nelly's... Who said "It was do or die and I did"? (hint, cdn) GB Bugs McKeith? Now here is another Canadian quote: Who said of Alaskan border guards: "The way they make a border guard is take a failed cop, drill a hole in his skull, suck the brains out and pack the cavity with 2 lbs. of horseshit"? Quote
fishstick Posted June 21, 2002 Posted June 21, 2002 Dru, Gordie Smail? Roger Marshall? "Do or die..."Jeff Marshall describing soloing Polar Circus and Weeping Pillar in a day (in about 86). GB Quote
Dru Posted June 21, 2002 Posted June 21, 2002 quote: Originally posted by fishstick: Dru, Gordie Smail? Roger Marshall? "Do or die..."Jeff Marshall describing soloing Polar Circus and Weeping Pillar in a day (in about 86). GB Ya it was Smaill My Hero. Quote
TimL Posted June 21, 2002 Posted June 21, 2002 Ok, I have one... "The face is the ambition. The Style is the obsession." Quote
Dru Posted June 21, 2002 Posted June 21, 2002 quote: Originally posted by Nelly: Too easy - Greg W got it right off! Ed also said "It's too dangerous - I'm not going up there!" in Pervertical Limit. Cause he did not have the Nitro. Quote
Nelly Posted June 22, 2002 Author Posted June 22, 2002 How about: "Ascending fixed lines is like being the court food taster" (not verbatim, but close). Quote
iain Posted June 22, 2002 Posted June 22, 2002 When an exaggerated emphasis is placed upon delegation, responsibility, like sediment, sinks to the bottom. Quote
iain Posted June 22, 2002 Posted June 22, 2002 Sorry, the idiots at Earthlink messed w/ my connection. I'll make them pay by suing for emotional damages for the disappearance of FRESHIEZ. Quote
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