Greg Child Quotes

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Greg Child, born on April 12, 1957, is a renowned author known for his works centered around exploration and travel. His books delve into the cultures and natural landscapes of various parts of the world.

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Famous Greg Child Quotes

“The mountains are beautiful but they are not worth dying for.”

Beautiful Dying Mountain

Book:Thin Air: Encounters in the Himalayas

Source: Thin Air: Encounters in the Himalayas

“Somewhere between the bottom of the climb and the summit is the answer to the mystery why we climb.”

“The mountain is nothing without people on it. Often you part expedition exasperated, but a year or two later you go back with the same partners knowing there's potential in this human relationship.”

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Author:Greg Child

“Near the foot of the mountain we visited a yogi who dwelled in a hollow tunneled beneath a boulder. He pondered our notion of climbing Shivling and said: 'First travel, then struggle, finally calm'.”

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Book:Mixed Emotions: Mountaineering Writings of Greg Child

Source: Mixed Emotions: Mountaineering Writings of Greg Child

“If we ever have children and they become climbers I'll tell them, Stay away from expeditions. They'll make you poor and neurotic.”

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Book:Thin Air: Encounters in the Himalayas

Source: Thin Air: Encounters in the Himalayas

“Maybe Himalayan climbing is just a bad habit, like smoking, of which one says with cavalier abandon, must give this up some day, before it kills me.”

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Book:Mixed Emotions: Mountaineering Writings of Greg Child

Source: Mixed Emotions: Mountaineering Writings of Greg Child

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Born: April 12, 1957
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Quotes: 6

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Mixed Emotions: Mountaineering Writings of Greg ChildRelated source material

Thin Air: Encounters in the HimalayasRelated source material

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