“Our ascent, of course, does not end the possibility for new accomplishments on El Capitan. The day will probably come when this climb will be done in five days, perhaps less; and a younger generation will make a new route on the west face.” DoeEndsDoneFacesCoursesFiveGenerationsPossibilityWestAccomplishmentClimbsClimbingRoutesAscentYounger Generation Author:Royal Robbins
“The reason it was so scary was that there was only one climber capable of rescuing us, and that was Layton Kor, and he was in Colorado.” ReasonCapableScaryClimbingMountaineeringColoradoRock ClimbingClimbersInspirational Mountain ClimbingClimbing Mountains InspirationalMountain Climbers Author:Yvon Chouinard
“The best part is getting to the top 'cause the pain's all over.” PainCausesClimbingMountaineeringRock ClimbingInspirational Mountain ClimbingClimbing Mountains InspirationalClimbing To The Top Author:Dan Osman
“The climbing as a whole is not very esthetic or enjoyable; it is merely difficult.” WholeDifficultClimbingEnjoyable Author:Yvon Chouinard
“Just why is Yosemite climbing so different ? Why does it have techniques, ethics and equipment all of its own ? The basic reason lies in the rock itself. Nowhere else in the world is the rock so exfoliated, so glacier-polished and so devoid of handholds. All of the climbing lines follow vertical crack systems. Every piton crack, every handhold is a vertical one. Special techniques and equipment have evolved through absolute necessity.” WorldDoeDifferentReasonLyingLinesSpecialRocksEthicsAbsolutesTechniqueCracksClimbingEquipmentPolishedVerticalGlaciersYosemite Author:Yvon Chouinard
“Many have questioned the quality of this sort of achievement, deploring the use of pitons, tension traverses and expansion bolts, but the record speaks for itself. This is a technical age and climbers will continue in the future to look for new routes. There is nothing more satisfying than being a pioneer.” LooksUseAgeSpeakQualityRecordsAchievementTensionClimbingSatisfyingExpansionRoutesPioneersBoltsClimbersTraverse Author:Allen Steck
“I had the unique experience the next day: placing sixteen bolts in a row. It was just blank and there was no way around. But it was a route worth bolting for, and after a time I began to take an almost perverse joy in it, or at least in doing a good job.” WayJobsJoyNextUniqueClimbingBlankRoutesNext DayGood JobSixteenBoltsUnique Experiences Author:Royal Robbins
“I wanted to just be a filmmaker, and I thought I wanted to do all the aspects, and it seemed like as a producer was the best way to do it, because I could have... You never have control on a movie, but you have as much control as you can.” WayWantedAspectBest WayProducersFilmmaker Author:John Cusack
“He liked to play chess and do intelligent things, and I was a serious drinker and nonthinker.” PlaySeriousIntelligentChessClimbingDrinkers Author:Warren G. Harding