Anonymous Everest summiteer when asked what was the hardest thing about climbing Mt Everest. Knowing the difference is real important. Common climbing last words. Common climbing last words. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run that outright exposure.
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.
Those who dream by night, in the dusty recesses of their minds, awake in the day to find that it was vanity. But the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dreams with open eyes to make it reality. T.E. Lawrence, Lawrence of Arabia. Sir Raymond Priestley. Otherwise we overkill the classic climbs and delude ourselves into thinking we are better climbers than the pioneers.