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When I went to Everest, I underestimated things. I just didn't know what altitude could do. Or the cold - I especially didn't appreciate the cold. It can be just debilitating, and things can happen so quickly.

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Most friendly fire incidents aren't investigated properly because of neglect or a natural inclination to cover up the embarrassing fact that they killed one of their own.

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Military investigations are designed not to find anyone guilty. And you can't investigate up the chain of command, which is a huge impediment.

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I've had a lot of crappy jobs, but one of my favorites was working as a commercial fisherman in Alaska. What I loved about it was, you got paid for what you caught.

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When I was 23, I climbed this mountain in Alaska called Devil's Thumb alone. 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.

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Happiness means nothing to me. I just want to have meaning and purpose.

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I'm not even religious, but I get fanaticism. I get the appeal of it.

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When I write books, I've learned not to have any expectations that I'm going to change the world.

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How can you not be a feminist if you have a brain in your head? If you're not a feminist, then you're a problem.

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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. I can't say it's for a good cause. All I can say is look at the history of exploration: it's full of vainglorious pursuits.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Writer

Born: April 12th, 1954

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