“that's exactly what climbing is to me. ... Expression. What a painter does on a canvas, what a writer can do with the twenty-six letters in the alphabet. It's the key that unlocks my spirit, the clearest representation of who I am. When I'm focused, climbing is almost an unconscious act for me. I don't have to drive myself, I'm already driven.” DoeSpiritSportsCan DoExpressionKeysSixLettersTwentiesFocusedDrivenWho I AmPainterUnconsciousClimbingCanvasRepresentationAlphabet Author:Stacy Allison
“The end of the ridge and the end of the world... then nothing but that clear, empty air. There was nowhere else to climb. I was standing on the top of the world.” WorldEndsNatureClearAirTravelStandingEmptyClimbsClimbingEnd Of The WorldRidgesTop Of The World Author:Stacy Allison
“Reaching that windswept perch, I decided, would cleanse my spirit and heal my wounds. More than that, it would send me home with a title: The First American Woman to Climb Everest.” FirstsHomeSpiritDecidedWoundsHealTitlesReachingClimbsClimbingEverestAmerican Woman Author:Stacy Allison
“When life gets tangled there's something so reassuring about climbing a mountain. The challenge is unambiguous.” ChallengesMountainClimbingTangledReassuringClimbing Mountain Author:Stacy Allison
