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Climbing is unadulterated hard labor. The only real pleasure is the satisfaction of going where no man has been before and where few can follow.

Annie Smith Peck

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Annie Smith Peck
Age: 84 †
Born: 1850
Born: October 19
Died: 1935
Died: July 18
Mountaineer
University Teacher
Providence
Rhode Island
Labor
Follow
Pleasure
Hard
Real
Unadulterated
Going
Hiking
Men
Climbing
Satisfaction

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Although one is not inclined to be timid or nervous, it is nevertheless a trifle depressing to receive letters full of expostulation and entreaty: 'If you are determined to commit suicide, why not come home and do so in a quiet lady-like manner?'
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