Climbing, for me, is all about solving the magnitude of the problem. The best projects are the ones with big question marks hanging over them.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I've definitely got lists of things I'd love to accomplish as a climber. But let's face it: The world's full of climbers, and the realm of unexplored, unclimbed peaks is shrinking rapidly.
I happily claim expertise in no single aspect of climbing, which is what has kept the passion burning hot all these years.
To me, climbing is like eating or drinking. I have to do it; it's part of my life.
Anytime you finish a climb, there's always the next thing you can try.
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.
Through climbing, I've learned to find goals and work toward them. That's just the way I love to live.
I'm always looking for a new challenge. There are a lot of mountains to climb out there. When I run out of mountains, I'll build a new one.
It's the journey toward doing these harder climbs that really gives value to the whole activity of climbing.
I love to read about the exploits of technical mountain climbers, but I've never done any vertical climbing.
Climbing is what I do.