“Wolfgang was a genius, able to realize all his potential at decisive moments, to summon up all his mental and physical energies when they were needed… His achievements cannot be attributed to a unique natural talent, something that most people assume about him. Rather, his abilities were the result of incredible exertion.”
— Tillman Hepp, describing Wolfgang Gullich in A Life in the Vertical. Gullich was a cutting edge sport climber, repeatedly re-defining the sport throughout his career, including the first ascent of Action Directe (14d) in 1991.
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The Talent Myth, Part I
