Modern man is conditioned to expect instant gratification, but any success or triumph realized quickly, with only marginal effort, is necessarily sha….

Ultimately, I wanted to own a big truck, exercise my second Amendment rights, listen to hardcore music, and let my congressman know how poorly he rep….

I scavenged for sensation, sought myself in the rewards of being out there, across the Border..

Frostbite? I consider that a failure..

You become what you do. How and what you become depends on environmental influence so you become who you hang around. Raise the standard your peers m….

Success can breed contempt, and a casual attitude toward danger..

...and while ambition sleeps inside of me I content myself with memories of glitter and despair..

We may train ourselves to be adaptable as possible, to respond appropriately in each situation, but the ideal of controlling the outcome or steering ….

Crested Butte is for spectators; Chamonix is for participants..

Effort and pain may not be avoided. Physical and psychological breakdowns occur. The support of a like-minded group, dedicated to The Art of Sufferin….

Inconsistency, incompetence, and lies are all cut short by the ground. It will stop you if you can't stop yourself..

The simple fact is this: when you goto Alaska, you get your ass kicked..

One hour three times per week in the gym is no counterbalance to all of the other behavior in those other 165 hours.

So go ahead, break stuff. Break yourself on the once-hard edges of yourself. And recycle the debris into the foundation of your future..

I don't actually care what I climb, only how it affects me. Which means the summit doesn't matter as much as the emotional process..

Sometimes you must sacrifice yourself on the altar of effort to be reminded of what and who you could become if you applied yourself..

Relish the challenge of overcoming difficulties that would crush ordinary men...learn to suffer..

It doesn't have to be fun to be fun..

Some of us wake up. Others roll over..

Punish the body to perfect the soul..

Apperance is a Consequence of Fitness..