Climbing is about pioneering new routes, exploring new ground, facing the unknown. Those hooked on climbing the normal routes on the eight-thousanders will miss all theat. They are wasting the best years of their climbing lives.
Pucky lads, a wee bit over their heads. - Doug Scott
Pucky lads, a wee bit over their heads.
- Doug Scott
Milton, when he went blind, declared that he could now begin the real work of his life. Similarly, with the merciless passage of time reducing my phi… - Doug Scott
Milton, when he went blind, declared that he could now begin the real work of his life. Similarly, with the merciless passage of time reducing my phi…
Climbing is about pioneering new routes, exploring new ground, facing the unknown. Those hooked on climbing the normal routes on the eight-thousander… - Doug Scott
Climbing is about pioneering new routes, exploring new ground, facing the unknown. Those hooked on climbing the normal routes on the eight-thousander…
If you want to climb it badly enough, you will. So... why bother ? - Doug Scott
If you want to climb it badly enough, you will. So... why bother ?
History may be accurate. But archaeology is precise. - Doug Scott
History may be accurate. But archaeology is precise.
At its finest moments climbing allows me to step out of ordinary existence into something extraordinary, stripping me of my sense of self-importance. - Doug Scott
At its finest moments climbing allows me to step out of ordinary existence into something extraordinary, stripping me of my sense of self-importance.
Nothing substitutes a large apprenticeship, a heap of experiences which converts into the base of intuition. - Doug Scott
Nothing substitutes a large apprenticeship, a heap of experiences which converts into the base of intuition.
Like it or not taking risks, by a total commitment to the mountain and the vagaries of the weather, is essential for the greater satisfaction to be d… - Doug Scott
Like it or not taking risks, by a total commitment to the mountain and the vagaries of the weather, is essential for the greater satisfaction to be d…
In order to climb properly on big peak one must free oneself of fear. This means you must write yourself off before any big climb. You must say to yo… - Doug Scott
In order to climb properly on big peak one must free oneself of fear. This means you must write yourself off before any big climb. You must say to yo…
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