Climbing got you down? Hey, look on the bright side..

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Climbing got you down? Hey, look on the bright side..

by Jesus Malverde » Sat May 09, 2015 9:31 pm

http://www.adventure-journal.com/2015/0 ... d-skinner/

Skinner’s legacy is his enthusiasm for climbing and exploration, on a grand scale or local scale, and love for a life lived passionately. Steve Bechtel remembered Skinner in a piece written after Skinner’s death, about a walk out of the Wind River Range after another weekend attempt on a climb. After hours of walking in the dark and rain, both their headlamps were starting to fail, and Skinner remarked that they were lucky.

Bechtel replied, “I don’t feel very lucky right now.”

Skinner answered, “At least we’re not accountants.

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Re: Climbing got you down? Hey, look on the bright side..

by WyomingSummits » Sat May 09, 2015 10:05 pm

Jesus Malverde wrote:http://www.adventure-journal.com/2015/05/historical-badass-climber-todd-skinner/

Skinner’s legacy is his enthusiasm for climbing and exploration, on a grand scale or local scale, and love for a life lived passionately. Steve Bechtel remembered Skinner in a piece written after Skinner’s death, about a walk out of the Wind River Range after another weekend attempt on a climb. After hours of walking in the dark and rain, both their headlamps were starting to fail, and Skinner remarked that they were lucky.

Bechtel replied, “I don’t feel very lucky right now.”

Skinner answered, “At least we’re not accountants.


Skinner was the man. He climbed in my home range of the Bighorns too. His name is all over the place in obscure ranges.

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Re: Climbing got you down? Hey, look on the bright side..

by Jesus Malverde » Tue May 19, 2015 10:36 pm

Ok, Ok...The Bean Counter Climbers have spoken.
In their defense, I'll throw them a bone... :)

"It requires far less courage to be an explorer than to be a chartered accountant. The courage which enables you to face the prospect of sitting on a high stool in a smoky town adding up figures over a period of years is definitely higher, as well as a more useful sort of courage, than any which the explorer may be called upon to display"
- Peter Fleming, mountain climber


The Explorers: A Story of Fearless Outcasts, Blundering Geniuses, and Impossible Success
http://www.amazon.com/The-Explorers-Fea ... 145167757X

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