"Because it's there."

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Peter Boardman and Joe Tasker on Kangchenjunga ('79)
 
“We’re not looking for the risks, we’re looking for the rewards.”

- Alex Lowe
 
“When I think of mountaineering with four cylinders of oxygen on one’s back and a mask over one’s face – well, it loses its charm”

- George Mallory, in a letter to a friend, 1922
 
“We’re not looking for the risks, we’re looking for the rewards.”

- Alex Lowe

He also said "The greatest climber is the one who's having the most fun." I still miss knowing Alex was out there somewhere.
 
“When I think of mountaineering with four cylinders of oxygen on one’s back and a mask over one’s face – well, it loses its charm”

- George Mallory, in a letter to a friend, 1922

Yeah, no kidding. Mountaineering generally seems like too much work to me these days. I need to get back in shape and get hungry again.
 
Yeah, no kidding. Mountaineering generally seems like too much work to me these days. I need to get back in shape and get hungry again.

If I want fucking wind and blowing snow, I can just go outside. (Like right now)
 
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