great climbing quote sent in by fellow wild woman jaynie brookshire....thanks jaynie!!!

The joy of climbing well.To climb smoothly between sky and earth, in a succession of precise and efficient movements, induces an inner peace and even a moody of gaity; it is like a well-regulated ballet, with the roped climbers all in their respective places.A difficulty encountered poses a question; the movements to resolve it give reply. This is the intimate pleasure of communicating with the mountain, not with its grandeur and beauty but, more simply, more directly, with its material self, its substance, as an artist communicates with the wood, the stone, or the iron with which he is working. There is another sort of balance, even more important than physical balance; mental balance.Climb above all with the head.Consider what you want to do in relation to what you are capable of doing. Mountaineering is above all a matter of integrity. GASTON REBUFFAT