BAND of ill-matched climbers embarks on a risky ascent, cockily certain they can weather any storm.

一帮实力悬殊的登山者开始一次冒险的行程，自认为没有什么风浪不能对付。

Around that time he cockily preached to the Chicago papers, "I just wanted to be able to get up and say, 'I once made $100,000 a year, and I still think you are an ass."

当时他自大地向芝加哥报纸宣称：“我希望每天早上能起来对自己说‘我一年赚了100000美元，我还认为我是笨蛋。’