Thu, 18 June 2009  “I had convinced myself at that point that my goal was so important it was worth dying for,” says alpine master Steve House about his 15-year-old dream of climbing the Rupal Face. Big Dreams require big commitment. We may not all dream on the same scale and commitment levels, but we all share dreams. They pull us through our lives on solid ground. Today writer and climber Sarah Garlick presents: The Dreamers — reflections from four generations of the world’s best climbers: Steve House, Henry Barber, Steve Schneider, and Colin Haley. In the process Sarah found out a little bit about herself. Do you have a life long dream? What if you completed it? What if you never realized it?CLICK HERE TO LISTEN Comments[4] |
Wonderful piece. with 30 years 'at it', some major aspirations fulfilled, a growing serenity with some dreams that may never be realized and wonderment that new dreams still manifest in evolving areas of life, this work spoke to me for sure. I would be intrigued to have an encore presentation including Lynn Hill. Keep up the superb work please.
Thanks Noel for the kind words. Sarah worked her butt off getting everyone to sit down for interviews.I'm glad that it spoke to you.
Fitz
Fitz
posted by: thedirtbag on Fri, 6/19 11:14 AM EDT
I listened to this as I was running my 8.5 mile leg downhill, in the dark, during the Wasatch Back relay this weekend. Doing something most people would consider crazy while listening to interviews with other "crazy" people was a pretty cool experience. Even though I'll never be infatuated with climbing Cerro Torre, I can relate to the dreams and goals.
posted by: Steve on Mon, 6/22 01:13 AM EDT
great episode! really inspirational stuff. It's an interesting philosophical idea that perhaps we gain the most motivation and inspiration not from success but failure. I think too often we become too success driven in our pursuits. Though oft over used as Sarah pointed out, there is some merit in the idea of 'It's the journey, not the destination.'
This episode really made me think about why I climb, when the adventure actually starts and the importance of dreams. As the late great Sir Edmund Hillary said, "Aim high, there is little virtue in easy victory."
dream big.
Scott
This episode really made me think about why I climb, when the adventure actually starts and the importance of dreams. As the late great Sir Edmund Hillary said, "Aim high, there is little virtue in easy victory."
dream big.
Scott
posted by: Scott on Tue, 6/23 10:00 PM EDT
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