Bradford Washburn famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

I wouldn't last 30 minutes climbing solo.
-- Bradford Washburn

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He had so many ways of climbing into the tree house in his head, escaping the madness below, and pulling the ladder up behind him...
To put yourself into a situation where a mistake cannot necessarily be recouped, where the life you lose may be your own, clears the head wonderfully. It puts domestic problems back into proportion and adds an element of seriousness to your drab, routine life. Perhaps this is one reason why climbing has become increasingly hard as society has become increasingly, disproportionately, coddling.
To me, climbing is like eating or drinking. I have to do it; it's part of my life.
Creating a new theory is not like destroying an old barn and erecting a skyscraper in its place. It is rather like climbing a mountain, gaining new and wider views, discovering unexpected connections between our starting points and its rich environment. But the point from which we started out still exists and can be seen, although it appears smaller and forms a tiny part of our broad view gained by the mastery of the obstacles on our adventurous way up.
To plunder, to lie, to show your arse, are three essentials for climbing high.
Indians don't last in prison. They weren't born for it like the whites.
But what you realise after you've been in the business for a while is that people develop opinions about you that don't have anything to do with your music, they like or dislike you for a million reasons, they like or dislike you for your last record.
I never lost my belief, in the midst of setbacks which were not spared me during my period of struggle. Providence has had the last word and brought me success.
Fewer people have successfully solo-circumnavigated the globe than have journeyed into space.
I like working solo and it was a lot of fun joking around with the audience, saying things. I'm only just learning how to do certain things.

Bradford Washburn famous quotes

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