The way we approached Meru…– Jimmy Chin
The way we approached Meru, and the way we approach a lot of these mountains, is with humility. A sense of, ‘Is it going to
The way we approached Meru, and the way we approach a lot of these mountains, is with humility. A sense of, ‘Is it going to
There’s intense personal gratification in finding a mountain and becoming inspired by the aesthetics of an unclimbed line on that mountain, especially if that line
You do wonder – when you are at 28,000 feet, the height that aeroplanes cruise at, when you are struggling to draw breath and every
It’s hard to take people seriously who say you’re totally irresponsible if you go out and climb mountains when you have kids, because they clearly
I grew up studying martial arts, playing violin, swimming competitively, so I already had athletic focus, discipline and training. When I brought that to climbing,
I won’t ski in the backcountry the day after a big storm anymore. The mountains are so humbling. As soon as you think you’re on
Fear is always there; it’s a survival instinct. You just need to know how to manage it.
Mountains are like the great equalizer. It doesn’t matter who anyone is or what they do.
You learn over years of expeditions that having faith, and putting one foot in front of the other, you do end up pulling off climbs
I like to think that images of people doing amazing things may open people’s eyes to the human potential, to the idea that people can
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