“Think back over your climbing career. I bet you’ll find a climb—or two—that define you. These won’t be your hardest sends necessarily. They will be the beautiful ones, the scary ones, the ones that came into your life at just the right time. The ones that tested you, that possessed you, that shaped your character and made you who you are today. They are the ones that inspire you to keep your crampons sharp and your chalk bag full, and though it may remain unspoken, in the back of your head, they are what you mean when you tell someone you’re a climber. I have a small handful in this category, but one stands out above all others, an obscure formation that grabbed my imagination and never let go.”
Joshua E. Smith, Author 