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Quote #10
It can't be stressed enough, moreover, that Hall, Fischer, and the rest of us were forced to make such critical decisions while severely impaired with hypoxia. (21.26)
In the end, Krakauer realizes that it was foolish to think that he and his fellow climbers could endure such suffering through sheer willpower. Willpower will get you a long way, but the physical limits of the human body can stop that forward momentum in a moment's notice.