"When I look up to the summit, a wave of very positive emotion sweeps over me. It gives me strength. Now, poised here between the summit and the dubious descent, I can divine who I really am. I have only to look at the clouds and the mountains all around to know that I belong to this place."
--Reinhold Messner - from Solo Nanga Parbat
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