Famous Quotes / Jon Krakaur
Jon Krakaur: "Achieving the summit of a mountain was tangible, immutable, concrete. The incumbent hazards lent the activity a seriousness of purpose that was sorely missing from the rest of my life. I thrilled in the fresh perspective that came from tipping the ordinary plane of existence on end"
| Achieving | Activity | Concrete | Existence |
| Fresh | Hazards | Immutable | Incumbent |
| Lent | Life | Missing | Mountain |
| Ordinary | Perspective | Plane | Purpose |
| Rest | Seriousness | Sorely | Summit |
| Tangible | Thrilled | Tipping |