Do it for Your Future Self
5 min readJun 28, 2019
I recently sat in my office and read a passage from the excellent mountaineering book, Himalayan Quest by acclaimed American climber, Ed Viesturs. In the book’s foreword, David Breashears writes about Ed’s ethos to climbing the tallest mountains on Earth:
“Ed’s measured, respectful approach to climbing comes from confidence and experience, not from fear or a desire for fame. It is grounded in the unshakable…