National Geographic is always welcome. They're the only Westerners who ever come to Pakistan without wanting to conquer something.
Vertical Limit quotes
All men die, my friend. But Allah says its what we do before we die, that counts.
You must try the tea, its very good. Indian of course. We may be at war with them, but there's no point in overreacting. Their tea's the best.
That was a hell of a thing you did up there. Anybody else would have given up.
Not everybody.
We can't waste resources on a lost cause.
Saving somebody's life is not a lost cause.
It is if you know they can't be saved. Why should three people die, if two can live?
So when are you leaving?
Early tomorrow morning. We want to be summiting by 2 O'Clock Wednesday.
And what does the mountain say about that? I mean I always thought you laid siege to it, kinda made a run at it when you could. I didn't know you could schedule it.
Who's the leader, Mr. Vaughn? Who makes decisions on the mountain that mean other people live or die? Who plays God, so to speak?
There can only be one leader. It's always the best climber. In this case I've made it clear to everyone Tom McLaren is that man.
You did the right thing in cutting the rope. Any good climber woud've. If Royce had had the knife, hed've done it himself.
Intelligence doesn't threaten me. Stupidity does.