Doug Scott Quotes

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

  Doug Scott

  Climbing, Self, Ordinary

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• 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.

  Doug Scott

  Writing, Mean, Climbing

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• 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.

  Doug Scott

  Real, Climbing, World

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

  Doug Scott

  Climbing, Intuition, Apprenticeship

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• History may be accurate. But archaeology is precise.

  Doug Scott

  May, Archaeology, Accurate

  "Organized hunts for Civil War relics raise dust between participants, historians" by Brigid Schulte, www.sfgate.com. April 30, 2006.

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• Like it or not taking risks, by a total commitment to the mountain and the vagaries of the weather, is essential for the greater satisfaction to be derived from mountaineering.

  Doug Scott

  Commitment, Climbing, Weather

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• If you want to climb it badly enough, you will. So... why bother ?

  Doug Scott

  Funny, Climbing, Want

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• 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.

  Doug Scott

  Eight, Climbing, Years

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• Pucky lads, a wee bit over their heads.

  Doug Scott

  Climbing, Mountaineering, Climbs

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