Quote No. 201
„Each climber loses one finger or toe once in a while. This is a small but important reason for Polish climbers’ success. Western climbers haven’t lost as many fingers or toes.“
Quote No. 202
„I am too slow to be a good climber, so I film instead.“
Quote No. 203
„I couldn’t catch a ball or any of that stuff. I could do only what required brute stupidity.“
Quote No. 204
„Screwing is more enjoyable than drilling bolt holes!“
Quote No. 205
„As I hammered in the last bolt and staggered over the rim, it was not at all clear to me who was the conqueror and who was the conquered. I do recall that El Cap seemed to be in much better condition than I was.“
Quote No. 206
„To qualify for mountain rescue work, you have to pass our test. The doctor holds a flashlight to your ear. If he can see light coming out the other one, you qualify.“
Quote No. 207
„I wouldn’t go there if I were you. They steal from the store and they smell and they wear rags and even piss right outside their tents. I tell you, it’s like a leper colony, that place.“
Quote No. 208
„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.“
Quote No. 209
„The climbing as a whole is not very esthetic or enjoyable; it is merely difficult.“
Quote No. 210
„The future of Yosemite climbing lies not in Yosemite, but in using the new techniques in the great granite ranges of the world.“
Quote No. 211
„Personally, I would rather climb in the high mountains. I have always abhorred the remendous heat, the dirt-filled cracks, the ant-covered foul-smelling trees and bushes which cover the cliffs, the filth and noise of Camp 4 (the climbers’ campground), and worst of all, the multitudes of tourists which abound during the weekends and summer months.“
Quote No. 212
„Climbing for speed records will probably become more popular, a mania which has just begun. Climbers climb not just to see how fast and efficiently they can do it, but far worse, to see how much faster and more efficiently they are than a party which did the same climb a few days before. The climb becomes secondary, no more important than a racetrack. Man is pitted against man.“
Quote No. 213
„Remember: if you take bivouac equipment along, you will bivouac…“
Quote No. 214
„It is very important for women to climb with other women.“