The thought of dying has never frightened me. But the thought of being buried alive gave me the shakes. It was the terror of the small place.Joe Simpson
We were climbing in the wrong place and we didn’t know how to get off. The whole bloody situation was lunatic.Joe Simpson
Climbing is a harsh, uncompromising pursuit of a dream. It's more a lifestyle, really, than a regular sport.Joe Simpson
In a way, I simply harmonized with the inevitable and became part of it. The result was astonishing. My despair evaporated.Joe Simpson
If I die, it's going to be your fault. Keep saying it and maybe, just maybe, you'll hear me.Joe Simpson
It occurred to me that dying was a matter of pure chance; no skill could keep you alive.Joe Simpson
I wasn't sure how great the risk was, but I was certain that I did not want to die up there.Joe Simpson
The sensation of dying slowly had a horrible edge on the previous night’s terror. There was no panic now, and my rational mind seemed to accept the inevitable.Joe Simpson
I keep looking at the sky, as if I could wring from it an explanation for this expanse of desolation.Joe Simpson
Pain is a friend. It warns and protects. And in the real world, outside my hole, it would be my guide in my long journey back.Joe Simpson
The days passed with a dreamlike quality. The sunlight appeared as faint daggers of warmth reaching into my cave and then withdrawing as night fell. Time was increasingly irrelevant.Joe Simpson