Jim Perrin Professions : Rock climber Born : 1947 Browse All Authors Top 3 quotes by Jim Perrin Man may be doomed to loss, sorrow, and desolation, but if he tries his strength and will, however briefly, upon the indifferent vast hostility of the elements, he rages against futility and asserts his right of being Jim Perrin climbing loss men They do not signify, these landscapes of the mind, with their shocking instants of awareness. They merely resonate, like the chemistry of lovers, throughout our solitary lives Jim Perrin solitary-life climbing mind The artist Nature often achieves greatest effect when not working with a full palette. Jim Perrin effects achieve artist Similar Authors Bonnie Prudden rock-climber Alain Robert rock-climber Don Whillans rock-climber Fred Nicole rock-climber John Bachar rock-climber Jim Bridwell rock-climber All Authors