"The last lesson the mountain taught me was that leadership is more of a whisper than a shout. I thought this would be the best metaphor to describe what I saw from out Gonzaga crew on the mountain. Over and over again, there were incredibly subtle and un-announcing opportunities to become a leader. We all shared our final liters of water, split pack weights, carried each other's packs, shared food, sent a train of packs down a steep slope, others escorted sick climbers down to lower elevations. These are all examples of subtle opportunities to help another person - but they weren't written in neon lettering in Times Square, if you know what I mean. No one demanded help, no one said, "This is a great time to be a leader." It was simply an individual choice at a specific moment. Sometimes, it would even go unnoticed. And when those individuals stepped forward to be a leader, there was no fanfare or gloating. It simply happened."
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