22 Quotes by Doug Scott

Climbing is about pioneering new routes, exploring new ground, facing the unknown. Those hooked on climbing the normal routes on the eight-thousanders will miss all theat. They are wasting the best years of their climbing lives.

Milton, when he went blind, declared that he could now begin the real work of his life. Similarly, with the merciless passage of time reducing my phisical strengh, I find myself less able to explore the outer world, but better prepared to explore the inner.

Nothing substitutes a large apprenticeship, a heap of experiences which converts into the base of intuition.

In order to climb properly on big peak one must free oneself of fear. This means you must write yourself off before any big climb. You must say to yourself, I may die here.

At its finest moments climbing allows me to step out of ordinary existence into something extraordinary, stripping me of my sense of self-importance.

Toby embodies the hard-working character of our truck customers. We would be hard pressed to find a more appropriate personality to help us reach our audience.

Evidence doesn't lie. History may be accurate, but archaeology is precise.

The young girls have come a long, long way. All the games have been competitive.

They need a lot of help down there.