How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
[Mortenson] spent an hour scrambling up a slope of scree, hoping for a vantage point above the boulders and icebergs, a place where he might snare the landmark he was looking for, the great rocky promontory of Urdukas, which thrust out onto the Baltoro like a massive fist, and haul himself back toward the trail. (1.19)
Whoa. We're not sure what takes more perseverance: that daring rock climb, or writing that single gigantic sentence.
Quote #2
Anyone who has spent time or Mortenson's presence […] would recognize this night as one more example of Mortenson's steely-mindedness. (1.24)
Mortenson's determination at hiking is a nice transferable skill on his resume, one that shows his ability to sniff out and dig up donations from anyone, anywhere, all over the world.
Quote #3
For six hours […] they communicated only in grunts and whimpers, dragging their friend down a dangerous technical route through the icefall of the Savoia Glacier. (1.41)
As a climber, Mortenson has to be tenacious. It's a matter of life and death, literally, when they have to rescue one of their own.