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Those who travel to mountain-tops are half in love with themselves, and half in love with oblivion.
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inspirational
mountaineering
adventure
arrogance
mountains
humility
oblivion
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Robert Macfarlane |
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Most of the time I am sunk in thought, but at some point on each walk there comes a moment when I look up and notice, with a kind of first-time astonishment, the amazing complex delicacy of the words, the casual ease with which elemental things come together to form a composition that is--whatever the season, wherever I put my besotted gaze--perfect.
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nature
mountaineering
outdoors
wilderness
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Bill Bryson |
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One of the differences between us was that Marc wanted very badly to climb the Eiger, while I wanted very badly only to have climbed the Eiger. Marc, understand, is at that age when the pituitary secretes an overabundance of those hormones that mask the subtler emotions, such as fear. He tends to confuse things like life-or-death climbing with fun.
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mountaineering
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Jon Krakauer |
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The rope connecting two men on a mountain is more than nylon protection; it is an organic thing that transmits subtle messages of intent and disposition from man to man; it is an extension of the tactile senses, a psychological bond, a wire along which currents of communication flow.
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mountaineering
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Trevanian |
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Ai esta o no do dilema que todo alpinista no Everest acaba tendo que enfrentar: para ter sucesso, voce precisa estar bastante motivado, mas, se a motivacao for excessiva, e provavel que voce morra.
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everest
mountaineering
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Jon Krakauer |