“Climbers — Altissimo, Don Juan, Jeanne Lajoie, Sombreuil, America, Royal Sunset and Handel. Shrubs — Dortmund, Hansa, Ruskin, Will” — Maggie Oster Copy Share Image
But 'tis common proof, that lowliness is young ambition's ladder, whereto the climber-upward turns his face; but when he once attains the… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
In this way the climber faces his second deadly threat. The first is naturally the risk of killing the. Second is immersed… — Wojciech Kurtyka 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
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
Out of all the climbers of this generation, I was the one who became known to the larger public. Many of them… — Reinhold Messner Copy Share Image
Los Angeles is a very magical place when you take the entertainment industry out of it. You have beautiful beaches and amazing… — Alex Pettyfer Copy Share Image
Climbers seem to forget that we said in our introduction that there were simply '50 classic routes', not 'the 50 classics'. We… — Steve Roper Copy Share Image
Phil Ershler is a world class climber and guide. Sue Ershler is a first class businesswoman. But their story is not just… — Jim Whittaker 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
When your friend speaks his mind you fear not the 'nay' in your own mind, nor do you withhold the 'ay. And… — Khalil Gibran Copy Share Image
I'd been a child during the 1960s when women burned their bras and hundreds of thousands gathered in protests against the Vietnam… — Lynn Hill Copy Share Image
How wonderful is Cold Mountain Climbers are all afraid The moon shines on clear water twinkle twinkle Wind rustles the tall grass… — Hanshan Copy Share Image
I wonder if it's like this for mountain climbers, he thought. You climb bigger and bigger mountains and you know that one… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
I think everybody has a dream of flying at least once in their life. For me, it's been over and over a… — Dean Potter 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
I also know for a fact of at least two other ascents of the Delicate Arch. But when 'Outside' did their research,… — Dean Potter Copy Share Image
Newspapers ascribe the word "climber" to any person who falls in the mountains or off a rock. To refer to anyone who… — Pat Ament Copy Share Image
I have a variety of friends I climb with. But the common thing is I trust all of them. They're solid climbers,… — Erik Weihenmayer Copy Share Image
Ever since the morning of May 29, 1953, when Tenzing Norgay and I became the first climbers to step onto the summit… — Edmund Hillary Copy Share Image
I've climbed with some of the best climbers in the world, more importantly, to me, they are some of the best people… — Jim Wickwire Copy Share Image
Climbing is a process - like yoga or running. We want to go to the spots where we're barely able to hold… — Chris Sharma Copy Share Image
“Climbers — Altissimo, Don Juan, Jeanne Lajoie, Sombreuil, America, Royal Sunset and Handel. Shrubs — Dortmund, Hansa, Ruskin, Will Scarlet, Wanderin’ Wind, Golden Wings,” — Maggie Oster Copy Share Image
It is only when it takes the form of physical addiction that sex is evil. It is also evil when it manifests… — Aldous Huxley 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
“It's not uncommon for dead climbers on mountains to become important land marks in the trek up the mountain for the next… — Mitch Wilson Copy Share Image
As climbers, we need to sacrifice our comfort, our safety, and arguably our sanity, as a tithe to the mountain...We need the… — Lincoln Hall Copy Share Image
This forms the nub of a dilemna that every Everest climber eventually comes up against: in order to succeed you must be… — Jon Krakauer Copy Share Image
There was a climber named Bridwell On grade I's he did well. But on grade VI, he got into a fix and… — Eric Jay Beck 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
When you part from your friend, you grieve not; For that which you love most in him may be clearer in his… — Khalil Gibran Copy Share Image
You can say that climbers suffer the same as the other riders, but they suffer in a different way. You feel the… — Richard Virenque Copy Share Image
Life has no smooth road for any of us; and in the bracing atmosphere of a high aim the very roughness stimulates… — William Croswell Doane Copy Share Image
Everest wasn't like any other mountain. Only one of ten climbers who attempt the mountain stands on the summit. And for every… — Stacy Allison Copy Share Image
First of all, who's your A&R? A mountain climber who plays an electric guitar? But he don't know the meaning of dope,… — GZA 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
But life has no smooth roads for any of us. And in the bracing atmosphere of a high aim, the very roughness… — William Croswell Doane Copy Share Image
I'm a rock climber. I really specialize in doing first ascents, and finding new routes outside, as opposed to doing competitions. I… — Chris Sharma Copy Share Image
It's been an incredible few weeks for Emma Pooley, first winning three stages in the Giro Rosa to demonstrate that she's the… — Emma Pooley Copy Share Image
The best climbers no longer go to the 8000ers, but to the most difficult mountains in the world which are 6000 or… — Reinhold Messner Copy Share Image
