44 Quotes by Jeff Lowe

I never did end up getting any skills that are marketable in a traditional sense, but I have used my knowledge of the mountains, and I have no regrets.

I have always felt that no climb is worth losing the tip of a little toe.

I mean any fool can hurl themselves at a climb that is beyond their abilities to safely negotiate. You may get away with such an approach nine times, but the tenth time you don't come back.

Being willing to risk it all for any given climb will inevitably end at some point in disaster.

Many climbers use the term 'objective hazard; to denote something they aren't to be held accountable for. I held myself accountable for the mistakes I made over the years.

I was great at testing products at 20,000 feet, but talking them up to buyers? No, not really.

I've always pushed my body way too hard, gone days without eating at 20,000 feet, and caught every exotic bug that didn't kill me.

I always thought if I died in the mountains, it would put an asterisk on my climbs.

The idea of metanoia returns again and again in my life. The purpose of life is to see what you do when challenges come your way, and the value in that experience is seeing how you handle those challenges.