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It sounds trite to say, I know, but climbing isn't just another game. It isn't just another sport. It's life itself. Which is what makes it so compelling and also what makes it so impossible to justify when things go bad.",false,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":49,"quote_text":50,"author_id":5,"source_id":27,"has_image":44,"author":51,"source":52,"quote_tag":53,"commentary":9},3748221,"I guess I don't try to justify climbing or defend it, because I can't. I see climbing as a compulsion that, at its best, is no worse than many other compulsions - golf or stamp collecting or growing world-record pumpkins.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":55,"quote_text":56,"author_id":5,"source_id":27,"has_image":44,"author":57,"source":58,"quote_tag":59,"commentary":9},3748213,"When I write books, I've learned not to have any expectations that I'm going to change the world.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":61,"quote_text":62,"author_id":5,"source_id":27,"has_image":44,"author":63,"source":64,"quote_tag":65,"commentary":66},3748208,"I'm not even religious, but I get fanaticism. 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By admitting to this appeal, Krakauer highlights the paradox that fanaticism can be both alluring and destructive.\n\n**How to Use This**\nIn today's professional or personal life, we can apply this mindset by recognizing the allure of extreme ideologies or behaviors in ourselves or others. Rather than dismissing them outright, we can take a step back to understand what underlying needs or desires are driving these impulses. By acknowledging and addressing these needs, we can work towards creating more balanced and sustainable approaches to achieving our goals.",{"id":68,"quote_text":69,"author_id":5,"source_id":27,"has_image":44,"author":70,"source":71,"quote_tag":72,"commentary":9},3748171,"Let's not mince words: Everest doesn't attract a whole lot of well-balanced folks. The self-selection process tends to weed out the cautious and the sensible in favor of those who are single-minded and incredibly driven. 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It was incredibly dangerous, and I did it because I thought that if I did something that hard and pulled it off, my life was gonna be transformed. And of course, nothing happened. But I get the search for purpose.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":92,"quote_text":93,"author_id":5,"source_id":27,"has_image":44,"author":94,"source":95,"quote_tag":96,"commentary":9},3748120,"Everest is not real climbing. It's rich people climbing. It's a trophy on the wall, and they're done... When I say I wish I'd never gone, I really mean that.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":98,"quote_text":99,"author_id":5,"source_id":27,"has_image":44,"author":100,"source":101,"quote_tag":102,"commentary":9},3748114,"Why climb? That's a question that baffles me. It perplexes me. I really asked that a lot on Everest. I can't justify it. 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