I do recall that El Cap seemed to be in much better condition than I was, — Warren G. Harding Copy Share Image
“The curse of climbing is discovering how great the distance yet to climb.” — Steven Erikson Copy Share Image
Rescuing people from 8,450 meters is way harder than climbing a mountain. — Nirmal Purja Copy Share Image
I just have a dream mountain under the eyelids, this is my breath, my life. — Wojciech Kurtyka Copy Share Image
What one leads on-sight, in good, strong style, safely, is what one's ability is. — Pat Ament Copy Share Image
Mountain climbing is my passion, and to empower women through my expeditions is the reason. — Samina Baig Copy Share Image
There may be more to learn from climbing the same mountain a hundred times than by climbing a hundred different mountains. — Richard R. Nelson Copy Share Image
I can't understand why men make all this fuss about Everest-it's only a mountain. — Junko Tabei Copy Share Image
Everyone praises the views you get from mountain tops, but no one talks about the views that they block. — Nils Kjaer Copy Share Image
Nothing substitutes a large apprenticeship, a heap of experiences which converts into the base of intuition. — Doug Scott 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
At the edge of the cliffs, the wind is a smack, and D-day becomes wildly clear: climbing that cutting edge into the… — John Vinocur Copy Share Image
Climbing is definitely very much strength-to-weight ratio. At the same time, I've never dieted or restricted calories. You're just sort of mindful… — Alex Honnold Copy Share Image
Seven years ago, when I started free soloing long, hard routes in Yosemite - climbing without a rope, gear or a partner… — Alex Honnold Copy Share Image
I have some close friends I keep in touch with. I knit. I watch a little too much TV. I ski, if… — Melissa Leo Copy Share Image
Think of life and the world as a wall and that we're all climbing up the wall. So just put one hand… — Laura Benanti Copy Share Image
... to keep moving up ... , you have to abandon the security of that ledge and reach for another hold. Letting… — Nick Vujicic Copy Share Image
Life, this anti-entropy, ceaselessly reloaded with energy, is a climbing force, toward order amidst chaos, toward light, among the darkness of the… — Albert Claude Copy Share Image
One of the frustrating things for people who miss the first rally in a bull market is that they wait for the… — Martin Zweig Copy Share Image
Mexican homes as a rule are closed off to the world by high blank walls of yellowish masonry, topped with broken glass… — Charles Portis Copy Share Image
Climbing is the lazy man's way to enlightenment. It forces you to pay attention, because if you don't, you won't succeed, which… — Duncan Ferguson Copy Share Image
There are so many aspects to the sport. It never gets boring because you always do something different. Maybe you train really… — Wolfgang Gullich Copy Share Image
We as young men need just one of our peers to stand up and trust his God completely and without reserve. We… — Eric Ludy Copy Share Image
When you do a play, you have the kind of nightly feeling of accomplishment. But you also have the daily dread of… — Jesse Eisenberg Copy Share Image
“Walking in the mountain with bare foot, Teasing the flowers with heavy soot, Touching the grasses, climbing the horses, swinging the girls… — M.F. Moonzajer Copy Share Image
I'm climbing into a vehicle that has a powerful influence on our culture. I'd like to make it do something good. The… — Drew Pinsky Copy Share Image
Alone in her shelter, she allowed herself tears. When her shelter cooled to the touch she called to Gull, “Coming out!” She… — Nora Roberts Copy Share Image
“Life is just a series of peaks and troughs, and you don't whether you're in a trough until you're climbing out, or… — Ricky Gervais Copy Share Image