mountaineering

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"Mountaineering is like going to war. Boundaries are crossed, lines are blurred, nothing is sacred. When climbing as a pair alone in the wilderness you are forced to test your mental, physical and moral limits. A heavy pack can make the difference between success and failure. With this in mind extra rack, clothes, sleeping bags, food, spoons and full length tooth brushes are cast aside."

Writer: Daniel Joll

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Date: Jul 23 2014 11:22 AM

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"Mountaineering is like a religious faith in one way, he said, because it defies reason. And climbing Everest is the ultimate irrational act."

Writer: Jon Krakauer

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Date: Jul 23 2014 11:24 AM

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"Mountaineering is like hitting your head with a hammer," Murkowski says. "It only feels good when you stop."

Writer: John Murkowski

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Date: Jul 23 2014 11:26 AM

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"In the present day of mountaineering with most of the true essence gone and mountaineers fighting it out for money and fame, Gombu's message to all had been, "Mountains cannot be conquered, and mountaineering is like a pilgrimage. We have been paying our respects to the mountains for generations. For mountaineering to sustain as an adventure sport team spirit and love for the sport is the need of the day. Mountaineering can never be commercialized."

Writer: Not Stated

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Date: Jul 23 2014 11:29 AM

What: "No way of forecasting it and no way of avoiding the consequences. I don't believe in fate though it is incidents like this why I can see how some do. What I do believe in, and I'm sure Roger and all who work in the hills do, is that mountaineering is like a mind enhancing drug. The rewards are a deep personal fulfilment that is exceedingly difficult to describe to those who have no experience of it. It is a great pity that a man with such a wealth of knowledge and experience should be taken from us in such a way."

Writer: David Draper

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Date: Jul 23 2014 11:32 AM

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"Mountaineering is like skydiving or quantum physics: it looks intimidating at first, but once you discover the structure, you realize it is one more thing that you can do. And it is well worth doing."

Writer: Peter

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Date: Jul 23 2014 11:35 AM