I Certainly Made Mistakes.

Judging By My Degradation In The Last 24 Hours, I'll Be Surprised If I Make It To Tuesday.

When I Climb A Fourteener, A 14,000-foot/4,260-meter Peak, In The Winter By Myself, I Leave An Itinerary And Information About Where My Vehicle Will Be Parked And The Name Of The County Sheriff To Contact In Case I Don't Get Home.

I Kind Of Entered A Flow State. I've Been There Before While Climbing. You Are Not Thinking Ahead. You Are Just Thinking About What Is In Front Of You Each Second.

So Many People Live Within Unhappy Circumstances And Yet Will Not Take The Initiative To Change Their Situation Because They Are Conditioned To A Life Of Security, Conformity, And Conservatism, All Of Which May Appear To Give One Peace Of Mind, But In Reality Nothing Is More Damaging To The Adventurous Spirit Within A Man Than A Secure Future. The Very Basic Core Of A Man's Living Spirit Is His Passion For Adventure. The Joy Of Life Comes From Our New Experiences, And Hence There Is No Greater Joy Than To Have An Endlessly Changing Horizon,for Each Day To Have A New And Different Sun.

I Was Accustomed To Being In Far, Far Riskier Environments. So I Thought Going Into That Canyon Was A Walk In The Park - There Were No Avalanches, It Was A Beautiful Day And I Was Essentially Just Walking.