“Getting to the top is optional. Getting down is mandatory.”
― No Shortcuts to the Top: Climbing the World's 14 Highest Peaks
― No Shortcuts to the Top: Climbing the World's 14 Highest Peaks
“If you are close to a precipice, go away a bit; if you are far from it, come close a bit! Enjoy the safety, enjoy the view! Without safety, it is dangerous; without view, it is dull! Life is an art of adjusting the distances!”
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“My company has had a safety program for 150 years. The program was instituted as a result of a French law requiring an explosives manufacturer to live on the premises with his family.”
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“If you've put yourself in a position where someone has to see you in order for you to be safe - to see you, and to give a fuck - you've already blown it.”
― Zodiac
― Zodiac
“Risk is the increased consequence of failure.”
― Trail Safe: Averting Threatening Human Behavior in the Outdoors
― Trail Safe: Averting Threatening Human Behavior in the Outdoors
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