There's a lot of mountain climbers trapped inside of bodies of people behind the counter at Kinko's. — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
In his bleak mercy, Death forever strips The soul of light and memory, rendering blind Our vision, lest surmounted deeps appal, As… — Clark Ashton Smith Copy Share Image
Lonnie says it doesn't take long to write a song if you're stricken with a severe case of the Tennysons. He wasn't… — Dan Jenkins Copy Share Image
In his laborious efforts to attain mountaintops, where the air is lighter and purer, the climber gains new strength of limb. In… — Pope Pius XI Copy Share Image
the deepest part of me is, and will always be, a climber. ... No matter where I go, I always feel like… — Stacy Allison Copy Share Image
Enjoyment, on the other hand, is not always pleasant, and it can be very stressful at times. A mountain climber, for example,… — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Copy Share Image
Everest has a special place in all of our imaginations. For centuries, Everest was a little bit like the moon. It was… — Richard Engel Copy Share Image
If some people are right, artists are put into this world not to practice their art, but to talk about it. And… — Ethel Smyth Copy Share Image
Many have questioned the quality of this sort of achievement, deploring the use of pitons, tension traverses and expansion bolts, but the… — Allen Steck Copy Share Image
Climbing for speed records will probably become more popular, a mania which has just begun. Climbers climb not just to see how… — Yvon Chouinard Copy Share Image
I think Himalayan climbers tend to mature fairly late. I think most of the successful Himalayan climbers have ranged from 28 to… — Edmund Hillary Copy Share Image
Ask dumb questions and listen quietly for the answers. That's a wisdom stair climber. — Greg Gutfeld Copy Share Image
Mathematicians have a certain type of mind, and climbers have a certain type of mind, because climbing poses these incredibly interesting problems… — Jimmy Chin Copy Share Image
My ambition was to become the best climber and I never did. I think that goal was a wrong goal. A better… — Royal Robbins Copy Share Image
The whole idea of comparing climbers is ludicrous. It would be like sitting Van Gogh down with Rembrandt and saying, Ready, get… — Pat Ament Copy Share Image
Never let failure discourage you. Every time you get to the base of a mountain (literal or metaphorical), you're presented with a… — Alison Levine Copy Share Image
Does the sailor then live in exultation of having conquered the waves, or is he humbled by the magnanimity of the ocean?… — Zeina Copy Share Image
Putin did not head the KGB, never has. Putin was a mid-level nobody there. Putin was one of those guys in the… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
The reason it was so scary was that there was only one climber capable of rescuing us, and that was Layton Kor,… — Yvon Chouinard Copy Share Image
The one thing that matters is the effort. It continues, whereas the end to be attained is but an illusion of the… — Antoine de Saint-Exupery Copy Share Image
In climbing, having confidence in your partners is no small concern. One climber's actions can affect the welfare of the entire team. — Jon Krakauer Copy Share Image
