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Live in the moment and make the most of every single hour that you're alive. Like it says on the sign outside the drop zone in front of the school: No Idling. - Conrad Anker
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It takes a lot of resources to climb Everest, and a lot of other people. But you should go do it. - Conrad Anker
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I'm done with Everest. I did it three times, and I need to be good at that and be happy with it and focus on other climbs. - Conrad Anker
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Climbing, as my grandmother said, it's a pretty frivolous thing. She always wondered when I was going to get a real job. But climbing is a real job for me now, and I enjoy it. It's a gift that I'm able to do it, share adventure and motivation with people. - Conrad Anker
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Once I graduated from university, I wanted to climb and be outdoors as much as possible. I worked as a part-time carpenter and kept up a relationship with The North Face. One thing led to another, and I'm lucky to be where I am now. It was a circuitous path with lots of adventure throughout. - Conrad Anker
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If people see me giving back to the military, they'll hopefully follow suit and be good to these guys who have done so much. I'm not Lance Armstrong or Tiger Woods - I'm just an old, gray-beard mountain climber, but I'm hoping to inspire people to follow my way. - Conrad Anker
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We can't take climate change and put it on the back burner. If we don't address climate change, we won't be around as humans. - Conrad Anker
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The alpine environment is very delicate. I've been able to see change in the mountains in the 20 years that I've been climbing full-time. Glaciers have receded. The tree-line is changing. That's very rapid to see nature changing in a 20-year period. - Conrad Anker
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The mountains are a demanding, cold place, and they don't allow for mistakes. - Conrad Anker
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The first ascent of Everest came at a time when humanity needed relief from two world wars. It was a unifying and inspiring event, signifying the drive to reach our greatest potential. - Conrad Anker
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If you compare Everest photographs in 1953 with its current state, things are melting. I imagine if I were a golfer in Indiana, I'd be hard-pressed to believe in climate change because nothing's going on there. But when you're up in the mountains and seeing the glaciers melt away, it's an obvious physical manifestation of a warming planet. - Conrad Anker
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Mountains are freedom. Treat them respectfully. - Conrad Anker
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The mountains seem to have conquered us long before we set foot on them, and they will remain long after our brief existence. This indomitable force of the mountains gives us humans a blank canvas on which to paint the drive of discovery and, in the process, test the limits of human performance. - Conrad Anker
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I like to think that today is the best day of my life and tomorrow will be the next best day of my life. And if you think that way, you're living for the beauty of today. - Conrad Anker
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The summit is what drives us, but the climb itself is what matters. - Conrad Anker
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I learned that life is about the people around you and the people you give back to. That's what parenting is: You're not there for yourself; you're there for your offspring and everyone else around you. - Conrad Anker
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