Some of us still get all weepy when we think about the Gaia Hypothesis, the idea that earth is a big furry goddess-creature who re...sembles everybody's mom in that she knows what's best for us. But if you look at the historical record--Krakatoa, Mt. Vesuvius, Hurricane Charley, poison ivy, and so forth down the ages--you have to ask yourself: Whose side is she on, anyway?LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
All I'm telling you is that that little creature in there has as much right to live as you do. Don't forget, you invaded his world.... You sank a pipe six miles into the ground and when he climbed up you set dogs on him, shot him.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Again, he felt a crude ecstasy. He could not have given the reason, but the mountain tormented him, beckoned him, held an answer t...o something he wanted. It was so pure, so austere.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
I am afraid if there is anything to be afraid of. A precipice cannot hurt you. Lions and tigers can. The streets of New York I con...sider more dangerous than the Matterhorn to a thoroughly competent and careful climber.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Climbing is unadulterated hard labor. The only real pleasure is the satisfaction of going where no man has been before and where f...ew can follow.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »