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Quotes from Into the Wild — Jon Krakauer

born 1954 United States

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A trancelike state settles over your efforts; the climb becomes a clear-eyed dream.

Into the Wild (1996)

In solo climbing the whole enterprise is held together with little more than chutzpah, not the most reliable adhesive.

Into the Wild (1996)

Early on a difficult climb, especially a difficult solo climb, you constantly feel the abyss pulling at your back. To resist takes a tremendous conscious effort; you don't dare let your guard down for an instant.

Into the Wild (1996)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Jon Krakauer (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.