Who Said That? Done - See Part 2

Not The General (think narrator)

Eric Perlman

Take a break, I'll post a new one in an hour or so.

That would have been my last guess. I wasn't thinking outside of the box at all there.

"I can tell you all about the big peaks just south of the mountain, but if you want know about {mountain removed}, go and ask {name removed}."

Tell me who said it about what mountain and what person.

Mike Anderson wrote:"I can tell you all about the big peaks just south of the mountain, but if you want know about {mountain removed}, go and ask {name removed}." Tell me who said it about what mountain and what person.

Ed said it about the professor in reference to McKinley.

Along with this theme:

"I wish to state that, from the technical point of view, it was one of the easiest climbs of my life. It was certainly the most dangerous, and the only deadly one, but technically it was just a race, a race over a snow sheet."

Who?

Tomo Cesen?

Mike Anderson wrote:Tomo Cesen?

Nah, longer controversy. Well known.

The dishonorable Dr. Cook?

Nah, my protagonist is still kickin', and still defending.

Cesare Maestri?

brenta wrote:Cesare Maestri?

Nicely done!

"As for me, I prefer the happiness that is unattainable, always near and constantly fleeing. And every goal that is achieved vanishes, to make room for another, more arduous and farther away, because the moments when one's soul most rejoices are those alive with expectancy and strife, both when one triumphs and when, more often, one fails; not the dead moments of appeasement with victory."

brenta wrote:"As for me, I prefer the happiness that is unattainable, always near and constantly fleeing. And every goal that is achieved vanishes, to make room for another, more arduous and farther away, because the moments when one's soul most rejoices are those alive with expectancy and strife, both when one triumphs and when, more often, one fails; not the dead moments of appeasement with victory."

Terray?

brenta wrote:"As for me, I prefer the happiness that is unattainable, always near and constantly fleeing. And every goal that is achieved vanishes, to make room for another, more arduous and farther away, because the moments when one's soul most rejoices are those alive with expectancy and strife, both when one triumphs and when, more often, one fails; not the dead moments of appeasement with victory."

Mallory?

I'll insert this one while we search for the above:

"Time and trouble will tame an advanced young woman, but an advanced old woman is uncontrollable by any earthly force."

This one's a giveaway....

Not Terray. From across the Alps, a little older than Lionel, and as strong as he was just.

brenta wrote:Not Terray. From across the Alps, a little older than Lionel, and as strong as he was just.

Bonatti!

Crap - he was younger than Terray.

I think Bonatti is younger than Lionel, though.

Herzog came from the same side of the Alps as Terray. Our climber/author was Italian.

BrettPierce wrote:I think Bonatti is younger than Lionel, though.

Yes, 1930 vs. 1921.