Alaska has long been a magnet for dreamers and misfits, people who think the unsullied enormity of the Last Frontier will patch all the holes in their loves. The bush is an unforgiving place, however, that care nothing for hope or longing.
Jon KrakauerMost climbers aren't in fact deranged, they're just infected with a particularly virulent strain of the Human Condition.
Jon KrakauerChildren can be harsh judges when it comes to their parents, disinclined to grant clemency.
Jon Krakauer