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Crystal Williams

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Posted On: October 7th 2021, 10:09 pm

Sending love and celebrating diversity!!!! Looking for diverse children’s 📚 books …well hop on over to Amazon and order a copy of Curly Cocoa Courageous Crystal and Casting Call by yours truly, CM Williams!!
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thereadywriterandpen

5 years ago

thereadywriterandpen

Love ❤️🔥

promotion4028

5 years ago

promotion4028

Wow 😍 send pic on @empire.of.black__

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40 YEARS. 14 EIGHT-THOUSANDERS.

Forty years ago today, on 16 October 1986, Hans Kammerlander and I stood on the summit of Lhotse. With that, I had climbed all fourteen eight-thousanders, without bottled oxygen. I was the first. People were celebrating a victory. I had never entered a race.

I am not a competitive person. Let sport have its winners and losers. For me, alpinism is not a sport. It is a way of confronting the unknown, with no guarantee of coming back.

My life was different then. I was much freer. I could devote almost everything to the mountains, make my own decisions and live with the consequences. I had family, of course, but my life did not yet have the responsibilities and priorities it would acquire later.

I understand the fascination with being first. Peter Habeler and I were the first to climb Everest without supplementary oxygen. Then came all fourteen eight-thousanders. I never climbed for records, but I know what these firsts mean to people. And today, after seeing how much goodwill I receive here, I have learned to accept that as a great compliment. Thank you.

But there is something I have learned about success. Everyone wants to celebrate you at the top. Few people are interested when you’re down. Nobody wants to carry the frostbite, the pain, the losses, the endless attempts or the risks. They want the photograph on the summit. They don’t want to pay the price for getting there.

Forty years on, much of it has begun to blur. I don’t mind. I am not made for looking back. I never was. When an expedition was over, I moved on. The same with other chapters of my life. Not because I am particularly disciplined. It is simply my nature.

The past is over. The future is not written. Life is happening now.

So thank you to those who read my books, come to my talks and share their thoughts with me. You have given me a great deal.

And a special thank-you to my haters. You’ve worked remarkably hard to keep my story alive. Not quite what you intended, I imagine.

Happy birthday to my beautiful mom, Mieke. ❤️

I thought I’d share one of my favourite stories about her today, because alongside her extraordinary strength and wisdom, she had the most wonderful sense of humour! 😂

My mother taught me so much about life, but perhaps the greatest lesson was that even in our most difficult moments, we can find purpose by opening our hearts and helping someone else. It’s a philosophy she lived by, and one that continues to guide me every day.

What began with my mother’s simple belief in the power of helping others has grown into the @openheartsfoundation, carrying her message of love, compassion and kindness to people she never had the chance to meet. I think that’s one of the most beautiful things about her legacy. ❤️

I miss you mom, and I hope you know just how many lives you’ve touched. Your love continues to make a difference in this world, and I couldn’t be prouder to be your daughter.

The art is cute, but have you seen me? ✌️😛

i pull up fresh ash👌👌