Climbing the most difficult mountains requires a very special mental condition. 21 the climber is doing something very difficult, everything that he or she sees, hears, or 22 must come together to help in the work of climbing. All of the parts of the body work together smoothly and quietly 23 each part feels what is happening in the other parts. There is no room for thinking about what time it is, or about how one looks. 24 thinking must focus on what is happening at that moment, and the mind and the body become one. Only by entering this quiet mental state 25 a climber really do his or her best.
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