Barefoot young monk in maroon robes pours tea from a metal flask for seated monks along a low table inside a dim monastery hall, with a gilded Buddha statue behind him.

Young Buddhist monk serving tea to his elders

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Getting to the top of any given mountain was considered much less important than how one got there: prestige was earned by tackling the most unforgiving routes with minimal equipment, in the boldest style imaginable.
Jon Krakauer, Into Thin Air
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