The simpler we make things, the richer the experiences become.

In the mountains, fatigue is the biggest controllable limitation that will come between you and success.

Traveling fast over complex technical terrain requires a high level of technical ability and the endurance to support it. These two quite divergent capabilities need to be developed over years of practice. Omitting either limits your potential.

We climbers have much to learn from the training done in conventional sports.

Alpinism places unique demands on its practitioners.

I can respect the gulf that separates alpinism from a running race and still appreciate that the physiology that accounts for endurance is the same if you are running a foot race in the city park or front pointing up the second ice field on the north face of the Eiger.

The simpler we make things, the richer the experiences become.