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Climbing is what I do.

I feel like I'm climbing as well, if not better, than ever.

I enjoy every climb - maybe it's because it's a literal dance between life and death.

Anytime you finish a climb, there's always the next thing you can try.

I climb mountains.

I'm not thinking about anything when I'm climbing, which is part of the appeal. I'm focused on executing what's in front of me.

The types of climbing that I choose to do I'm good at justifying. I do really try and pick things that I'm going to live through. I don't want to die, and I'm relatively cautious. I play with that line all the time. I want things that are very exciting, so much so that they can feel almost spiritual.

Climbing, as my grandmother said, it's a pretty frivolous thing. She always wondered when I was going to get a real job. But climbing is a real job for me now, and I enjoy it. It's a gift that I'm able to do it, share adventure and motivation with people.

I may climb perhaps to no great heights, but I will climb alone.