![I became so desperate that I considered throwing Eric [Beck] off the ledge. I thought I could get down and then lie about what had happened. To my addled brain, this was plausible. Then I came to my senses and woke Eric up and told him that either he had to retreat or I'd throw him off. We went down and I never climbed again for a quarter of a century.](/assets/img/quote-photos/i-became-so-desperate-that-i-considered-throwing-eric-beck-off-the-ledge-i-tho.jpg)
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