Jon Krakauer Quotes

Continually Question Climbing Pursuits. Do They Draw One Back To The Climbing Community? Or Do They Lead Along The [inner-directed] Path? This Questioning Generates A Tension That Is Heightened By Disillusionment. Ultimately, One Reaches An
emptiness, And This Is Where Our Basic Spontaneous Nature Leads To The Beginning Of The Path... Thereafter One Can Continually Stand Apart From The Outer World Of Climbing, Yet At Times Be Fiercely Involved In It. Philosophical And Mystical Dimensions Emerge When The Two Worlds Are Brought Together.

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