As any parent knows,raising children is a tough job,but l am thankful that at least God granted me the grace to understand this about my son,to not stand in the way of his passion for the mountains.
Of course,worried.What mother doesn't worry about the children she's raised to leave her and go out into this beautiful but dangerous and broken world?
I believe Marc-Andre lived the life he was intended to live.That he was meant to scale mountains,stand on summits,find his way into lonely walleys......and love one woman with all his heart,his little B.
Tolkien in The Hobbitsays,“There are no safe paths in this part of the world.You're over the edge of the wild now.”
Well,Marc-Andre,you are truly over the edge of the wild now.I hope the mountains there are amazing and the sunsets are beautiful.
We are all richer for calling you son,brother,partner and friend.Thank you for giving us 25 remarkable years.
Having come to know Marc as a friend,as well as a climber...
it's hard to reconcile the idealism of his ascents with the tragic consequences.
That's why alpinism remains such a contradiction in my mind,such a mystery.
But l believe what Marc did with his time on Earth was beautiful.
He followed the course of his own dreams.
Marc母亲:“我们很多人过着这样的生活:心里想着自己想做的事情或想经历的冒险,但却总是犹豫不决。这就是我对Marc-Andre人生旅程中印象最深刻的地方。那就是,如果你能够克服那些你视为限制或害怕的事物,你会做什么?你知道自己会怎么做吗?”
A lot of us live our lives thinking of the things we'd like to do or the adventures we'd like to have, but we hold back.
That's what really stands out to me about Marc-Andre's journey.
It's about what is it that you would do if you were able to overcome the things that you see as limitations or the things that you're afraid of?
You know,what would you do?