In a fit of egotistical pique, we [Powell, Feuerer and Harding] grumbled around the Valley for a couple of days, trying to figure out what to do. The solution was simple; and climb less than Half Dome was beneath us; only a greater climb would do!
-Warren Harding, RE: FA of the NWF of Half Dome by Royal Robbins, Jerry Gallwas, and Mike Sher