“I’ve done a lot of thinking about fear. For me the crucial question is not how to climb without fear-that’s impossible- but how to deal with it when it creeps into your nerve endings.”
“I’ve never done drugs, and though I’ve tasted alcohol, I’ve never had a whole drink. I don’t even drink coffee. I had a small cup once—it was like drinking battery acid. I had to poop all morning. I once had a sniff of Scotch. I thought, I should be cleaning my sink with this stuff. It’s not some moral objection—drugs and booze and caffeine just have no appeal to me.”
“I think it’s important that you do your own research, take personal responsibility for your decisions, experiment, and find what works best for you.”
My poster of Alex free soloing El Capitan.
4 years old on the island of Kauai…..I’ve had lots of interest come and go but I’ve never stopped climbing. rocks. trees, fences, buildings, no matter what it is I have to climb it.
Sonoran Desert
Jimmy Chin
Conrad Anker