The top climbers in the world had attempted this climb and couldn't do it. That history is what makes Meru special. — Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi Copy Share Image
In 'The Prophet,' Kahlil Gibran says something about perfection only being reached by stripping something to the point of nakedness. That's the… — Dean Potter Copy Share Image
The Nose is a beautiful route. The best thing is that, in one day, you get to climb so much. You climb… — Adam Ondra Copy Share Image
I knew that I'd be able to climb the mountain, but in such a short period? I didn't think so. I mean,… — Jinder Mahal Copy Share Image
If you compare the number of people who climb Everest to the number who climb Mt. Blanc, it is like only 2… — Nirmal Purja Copy Share Image
I suppose being a bit of an antisocial weirdo definitely honed my skills as a soloist. It gave me a lot more… — Alex Honnold Copy Share Image
I was downright obnoxious. In second grade, we had some program where we kept a public list of all the books we… — Alafair Burke Copy Share Image
'Climb Every Mountain' is a beautiful statement of philosophy. Critics may think 'The Sound of Music' is saccharine, but I think it's… — Jon Voight Copy Share Image
I was a very spastic kid who loved to see how high he could climb a tree. That's just the way I've… — Stephen Colletti Copy Share Image
“You ain’t old yet but when you get old, all the women in the village start to look down on you when… — K. Jared Hosein Copy Share Image
There's only a handful of chicks in the world who can climb big walls on my level. — Alex Honnold Copy Share Image
I'm very close in age to my older brother, and we had a field at the end of the road where we… — James Bay Copy Share Image
The 'old' Internet is shrinking and being replaced by walled gardens over which Google's crawlers can't climb. Sure, Google can crawl Facebook's… — John Battelle Copy Share Image
The answer is that I do want to climb Everest, but I don't want to go to Everest. I don't want to… — Jesse Itzler Copy Share Image
I have enjoyed great satisfaction from my climb of Everest and my trips to the poles. But there's no doubt that my… — Edmund Hillary Copy Share Image
“When people tell me they can’t afford to join a gym, I tell them to go outside; planet Earth is a gym… — Steve Maraboli Copy Share Image
The Dawn Wall is so obviously the hardest big-wall climb in the world, so that was the challenge. — Adam Ondra Copy Share Image
There were periods of my life when a lot of people didn't believe in me. I still had faith in myself. I… — Fergie Copy Share Image
I want to do everything. I want to be the president, I want to learn Tae Kwan Do, I want to climb… — Gene Simmons Copy Share Image
“If you really want to eat, keep climbing. The fruits are on the top of the tree. Stretch your hands and keep… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
There are two kinds of climbers, those who climb because their heart sings when they're in the mountains, and all the rest. — Alex Lowe Copy Share Image
I like the simplicity of soloing. You've got no gear, no partner. You never climb better than when you free-solo. — Alex Honnold Copy Share Image
