コンラッド・アンカーさんのインスタグラム写真 - (コンラッド・アンカーInstagram)「Why climb? If you have dedicated your life to the game of gravity you ask yourself why. Your family asks why. Society asks why. The answer is unique to each person. Perhaps it doesn't need to be answered? On a personal level it's the bonds of friendship that make this pastime a treasure. We create a team for a shared goal, the foundation of which is trust. @renan_ozturk & @jimmychin built upon this over two expeditions to Meru Peak in the Garwhal Himal. Location also taps in as an answer to the why. One sees the minuscule, a RURP placement for instance, while being surrounded by the immensity of nature. When climbing there is a "is this real" reflection that brings life into focus. We would have our "is it real" perspective after a meager dinner. Climbing activates the problem solving logical mind while at the same time being quite primal. Maybe it's some sort of biological factory setting that we were born with? Anytime your life is on the line you're living analog. 12 years ago today we reached the summit. 15 years ago we turned back near the summit. Returning to the same mountain we were reminded that the summit is what drives us, yet the process of getting there is the hidden magic of life. Forever grateful for my family for their support of this frivolous pursuit and to the team that brought @merufilm to audiences around the world. When I meet the occasional person for whom the film is meaningful, I'm happy that they found climbing. Yet there is pause as they are about to embark on a journey that is experienced based. And if you climb long enough you'll understand that climbing makes us pay for the summit moments with the weight of loss. Experience, is after all, the teacher. @thenorthface_climb @ibexexpeditions Photos by @jimmychin, slide six by @renan_ozturk (thank you)」10月3日 14時16分