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“Climbers often espouse a purer style of ascent while readily depending on the supplies, lines, and oxygen of larger teams. This is particularly true on K2, where climbers often denounce those who join “assault”-style expeditions for not being true mountaineers, but “austere” alpine climbers often utilize, even demand, the supplies and strength of those larger, well-equipped teams when trouble hits high on the mountain.”
― Savage Summit: The Life and Death of the First Women of K2
― Savage Summit: The Life and Death of the First Women of K2
“You don’t appreciate the full flavor of life until you risk losing it.”
― Savage Summit: The Life and Death of the First Women of K2
― Savage Summit: The Life and Death of the First Women of K2
“You never conquer a mountain, you conquer yourself. —ANONYMOUS”
― Savage Summit: The Life and Death of the First Women of K2
― Savage Summit: The Life and Death of the First Women of K2
“She miraculously never suffered frostbite, and one reason may have been her fantastic calm. Frostbite is often caused by life-and-death fear that releases a catastrophic surge of adrenaline, the body’s most powerful blood constrictor.”
― Savage Summit: The Life and Death of the First Women of K2
― Savage Summit: The Life and Death of the First Women of K2
