Ascent

dreams of glory. 2014.

"...The truth is, the torch passes gracefully from hero to hero, generation to generation. I believe it comes to those who do not seek it. Sure, the Stonemasters liked the attention, sought it out, competed among and within themselves to be the best they could be. Yet I believe what makes them great in retrospect is not the individual things they climbed, but the manner in which they existed. Passed on to us in black-and- white photos and colorful stories is an overarching and simple truth: They lived for what they loved..."