I was not willing to give up because I was born to like taking risks and that is my way of life.
I make good money: One speech nets me more than what most people make in six months.
To me, climbing is like eating or drinking. I have to do it; it's part of my life.
Life has to be dangerous.
When I climb a building, I've been there already, and carefully planned how to start the climb as well as how to do it.
With buildering, I get to keep that element of danger. Plus, I very much like the feeling of height, and buildings have even more of a feeling of height than rock faces.