Jon Krakauer Quotes about Mountain

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Getting to the top of any given mountain was considered much less important than how one got there: prestige was earned by tackling the most unforgiving routes with minimal equipment, in the boldest style imaginable.

Getting to the top of any given mountain was considered much less important than how one got there: prestige was earned by tackling the most unforgiving routes with minimal equipment, in the boldest style imaginable.

Jon Krakauer

Style, Important, Mountain

FaceBook post by Jon Krakauer from Nov 14, 2012

Mountains make poor receptacles for dreams.

Jon Krakauer

Dream, Climbing, Mountain

Jon Krakauer (2011). “Into the Wild”, p.154, Pan Macmillan

I love being outdoors, being in the mountains and the desert, and my wife enjoys that too. That's one of the things that sustain our relationship.

Jon Krakauer

Love Is, Wife, Mountain

Achieving the summit of a mountain was tangible, immutable, concrete. The incumbent hazards lent the activity a seriousness of purpose that was sorely missing from the rest of my life. I thrilled in the fresh perspective that came from the tipping the ordinary plane of existence on end.

Jon Krakauer

Perspective, Missing, Mountain

Jon Krakauer (2011). “Into Thin Air: A personal account of the Everest disaster”, p.24, Pan Macmillan

Jon Krakauer Quotes about Mountain

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