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“To pay homage to beauty is to admire Nature; to admire Nature is to worship God”

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Epictetus was a renowned Greek philosopher born in 55 AD and died in 135 AD. He founded the Stoic school of philosophy, emphasizing the importance of reason, morality, and self-control, which had a profound impact on subsequent philosophy. more

“But then fall comes, kicking summer out on its treacherous ass as it always does one day sometime after the midpoint of September, it stays awhile like an old friend that you have missed. It settles in the way an old friend will settle into your favorite chair and take out his pipe and light it and then fill the afternoon with stories of places he has been and things he has done since last he saw you.”

Source: 'Salem's Lot

“It is a fine thing to be out on the hills alone. A man can hardly be a beast or a fool alone on a great mountain.”

Men Fine Fool Mountain Hills Beast Climbing Fine Things

Author:Francis Kilvert

“Every time I get tested, I ask questions about it, and I watch how they do it.”

Asks Watches Tested

Author:Tommy Chong

“In all the splendor of solitude... it is a test of myself, and one thing I loathe is to have to test myself in front of other people.”

People One Thing Fronts Solitude Tests Splendor Loathe

Author:Naomi Uemura

“I wouldn't last 30 minutes climbing solo.”

Lasts Minutes Climbing Solo

Author:Bradford Washburn

“The climbing and soloing aren't worth dying for, but they are worth risking dying for.”

Dying Climbing

Author:Todd Skinner

“The terrible thing about free soloing difficult routes that are within one's capacity, is the chance that faced with ultimate danger and need for ultimate self-control, one's nerve might fail and cause an error. That's irony of it - that fear could short-circiut skill, that one would die as a direcy result of being afraid to die.”

Needs Self Might Dies Causes Difficult Chance Results Failing Danger Terrible Skills Capacity Ultimate Errors Irony Nerves Climbing Self Control Routes Terrible Things Being Afraid

Author:Royal Robbins

“Without a rope there is no fear beacuse to fall is unthinkable.”

Fall No Fear Rope Unthinkable

Author:Catherine Destivelle

“Soloing is the most beautiful way of climbing; no material constrains, just you and the rock, the sun, nature; a kind of school for courage, willpower and self-confidence.”

Way Kind Self School Beautiful Sun Rocks Materials Self Confidence Climbing Willpower Constrain

Author:Alain Robert

“There is probably nothing finer than to climb free and unencumbered by equipment, reveling in the gymnastic upward movement, like Preuss or a Dulfer before you, relying only upon yourself, keeping a sharp eye on things, feeling the rock beneath your feet and fingertips.”

Feelings Eye Feet Rocks Movement Climbs Equipment Fingertips Sharp Eyes

Book:Hermann Buhl: climbing without compromise

Source: Hermann Buhl: climbing without compromise

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