In climbing, having confidence in your partners is no small concern. One climber's actions can affect the welfare of the entire team.
Jon KrakauerI'm going to paraphrase Thoreau here... rather than love, than money, than faith, than fame, than fairness... give me truth.
Jon KrakauerBut [Everett] and McCandless, at least they tried to follow their dream. Thatโs what was great about them. They tried. Not many do.
Jon KrakauerWhen a young person is moved by a passion and feels compelled to go on this sort of quest, I think you have to let him. You can't stop him. In our culture we don't have formal rights of passage like in some ancient cultures. Subjecting yourself to risk... may be something you have to go through to be a man or a woman.
Jon Krakauer