4 Quotes by Whipplesnaith about climb
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It is the conquest of this fear that adds half the charm to climbing.
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The climber, like a fox which is hard-pressed, should always have one more trick in his bag.
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Lest others should attempt the ascent of this terrible climb and perish, they swore themselves to secrecy (telling only enough people to ensure the perpetuation of their epic) and went off to try Everest instead.
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By a curious perversity, the human mind refuses to behave itself on the occasions when it should be intensely dramatic. It was so now; the climber suddenly forgot his fears in a smile. The choir had chosen this precise moment to start the Nunc Dimittis.
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