Quotes from Ed Viesturs

the men placed willow wands every 50 feet or so to mark their route—as I did in 1992, but as no one bothered to in 1986 or 2008, an oversight that contributed to both tragedies.

if you're passionate about something and self-motivated, those are the key ingredients.

Just because you love the mountains doesn't mean the mountains love you.

Find a path in life that you can embrace and enjoy rather than something that you're expected to do. That's what makes life interesting.

Once you achieve a certain level of success, no matter where you are, what you're doing, don't be content with that level. Push yourself to another level. People that are successful are always pushing.

Mountaineering will never be a safe activity and would not be worth doing if it were.

Mountains don't kill people, they just sit there.

The mountain decides whether you climb or not. The art of mountaineering is knowing when to go, when to stay, and when to retreat.