Quotes

[ruddersbox]

This is a favorite...

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I read somewhere that "the

mountains reserve their choicest gifts for those who stand upon their summits".

[jon]

"Well if its gonna be that kinda party I'm goin to stick my dick in the mash potatas!"

-Beastie Boys

[Curt]

But mountain climbers find it hard to live without dreams and goals. We are gripped by the idea that we are seekers and conquerers of a barren land, doing things that a "normal" person would never envision. But mountaineers are only different in the activities we choose because we have

found, within ourselves, somthing that all are seeking. It is hard to live without that feeling once experienced. Perhaps we are only different fromt those who have the dreams - but do nothing about them.

-Silvo Karo

[freeclimb9]

"Remember, if you smoke after sex you're doing it too fast." Woody Allen

[Bronco]

ISAIAH 2:2-3

 

In the last days the mountain of the Lord’s temple will be established as chief among the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and all nations will stream to it.

Many people will come and say, “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us his ways, so that we may walk in his paths.”

 

I always thought it was a good excuse to skip church and go climbing.

 

[jblakley]

quote:

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Originally posted by Bronco:

I always thought it was a good excuse to skip in church and go climbing.

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Skippin' in church are ya. Wearing your best Sunday dress?

Sorry couldn't resist.

 

[Bronco]

Nope, I generally find it too tough to climb in my dress and if it got ripped I woulden't have anything to wear to church. Aren't you the guy seen climbing in drag at exit 38? Maybe I could borrow one of yours.

[gapertimmy]

seek up continued...

"in the end it all

piles up so tall

to one big nothing, one big nothing at all..."

-seattle resident dave matthews

[jblakley]

quote:

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Originally posted by Bronco:

Nope, I generally find it too tough to climb in my dress

and if it got ripped I woulden't have anything to wear to church. Aren't you the guy seen climbing in drag at exit 38? Maybe I could borrow one of yours.

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I've got a black lacey number you can borrow. I had it altered to include gear loops.

 

[Bronco]

Darnit!! I recently had rubber soles put on my navy colored high heels, if only I had done the black pair instead. Oh well, black isn't really my color anyway as it washes out my whiter than white legs.

[Alpine_Tom]

quote:

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Originally posted by Bronco:

I always thought it was a good excuse to skip church and go climbing.

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Or, as I read someplace recently: It's better to be out in the mountains thinking about God, than sitting in church thinking about climbing.

 

[glacier_dup1]

'Let me tell you who you really do it for... You do it for the gadgets, Taylor. You do it for the Gadgets, so all the little gadgets can live and prosper. It's all about the gizmo, pal...'

from the play 'K2', by Patrick Meyers

[Dan_Harris]

Reporter: Why would you want to climb Mount Everest?

George Mallory: Beacause it is there!

Also,

If you remove all of the risk, you remove all of the challenge. If you remove all of the challenge, you'll just wither on the vine. - Alex Lowe

[pope]

Gee Dan, I'll bet Alex's boys think that is really special. Guess being a dad wasn't risky enough for him.

[Dan_Harris]

pope, I posted the quote because it has meanings on many levels. I use it with my students to try to inspire action of some kind on their part. So many do nothing with their lives, educationally or otherwise. It was not meant to dis or irritate anyone. I do feel for the family Alex left behind. I too am a dad and that is risky and a challenge. But I am not going to stop climbing. My family is very supportive and encouraging of my pastime.

[Dru]

Alex's kids have NEW DAD aka Conrad Anker now. Last seen posing as Austin Powers clone in the Koflach ad, wonder what they think of that?

[nolanr]

If you peruse the Bible some more, you'll find Jesus was a climber, maybe one of the first ones. No route beta or Yosemite decimals ratings given.

[Teogo]

"I would rather not climb with people who are paid to take risks on my behalf. If you can't climb the mountain otherwise, you ought to think about what your motivations are to climb it."

George Lowe

(For the Sandy Pitmans of the world...)

[stonewall]

This existence of ours is as transient as autumn clouds. To watch the birth and death of beings is like looking at the movements of a dance. A lifetime is like a flash of lightning in the sky, rushing by, like a torrent down a steep mountain.

-Buddha

[Wopper]

"Man who walk around with hands in pockets feel cocky all day." Confucious

[Dru]

"The people are water and the army is fish" -Mao Zedong.

[whillans]

Where's my car dude?

[Dru]

"It is nice to have a real crisis to deal with for a change, when for most of your term you have been dealing with humdrum issues like the environment." - Margaret Thatcher on the Falklands War.

[Bronco]

"Asphinctersayswhat?"

Wayne

[Rodchester]

"In Casablanca life is cheap"