If you want a blank spot on the map, you gotta leave the map behind.

weeping...betraying a sense of loss so huge and irreparable that the mind balks at taking its measure.

It is the experiences, the memories, the great triumphant joy of living to the fullest extent in which real meaning is found. God it's great to be alive! Thank you. Thank you.

If you're bumming out, you're not gonna get to the top, so as long as we're up here we might as well make a point of grooving. (Quoting Scott Fischer)

The desert sharpened the sweet ache of his longing, amplified it, gave shape to it in sere geology and clean slant of light.

Heaven, for me, is one focused project - it's like a weird form of autism.

In climbing, having confidence in your partners is no small concern. One climber's actions can affect the welfare of the entire team.