Savage Summit Quotes

“You don’t appreciate the full flavor of life until you risk losing it.”
― Jennifer Jordan, Savage Summit: The Life and Death of the First Women of K2

“You never conquer a mountain, you conquer yourself. —ANONYMOUS”
― Jennifer Jordan, Savage Summit: The Life and Death of the First Women of K2

“She miraculously never suffered frostbite, and one reason may have been her fantastic calm. Frostbite is often caused by life-and-death fear that releases a catastrophic surge of adrenaline, the body’s most powerful blood constrictor.”
― Jennifer Jordan, Savage Summit: The Life and Death of the First Women of K2

“Climbers often espouse a purer style of ascent while readily depending on the supplies, lines, and oxygen of larger teams. This is particularly true on K2, where climbers often denounce those who join “assault”-style expeditions for not being true mountaineers, but “austere” alpine climbers often utilize, even demand, the supplies and strength of those larger, well-equipped teams when trouble hits high on the mountain.”
― Jennifer Jordan, Savage Summit: The Life and Death of the First Women of K2

“morning as”
― Jennifer Jordan, Savage Summit: The Life and Death of the First Women of K2