The bizarre trend in mountaineers is not the risk they take, but the large degree to which they value life. They are… — Lisa Morgan Copy Share Image
The fact that I'm three months pregnant doesn't change anything. — Catherine Destivelle Copy Share Image
Doubly happy, however, is the man to whom lofty mountain tops are within reach. — John Muir Copy Share Image
“...by bringing myself over the edge and back, I discovered a passion to live my days fully, a conviction that will sustain… — Jonathan Waterman Copy Share Image
- Why do you want to climb Mt. Everest, Sir? - Because it is there. — George Leigh Mallory Copy Share Image
“I know I can't own a hilltop, a meadow, or a mountainside. But keeping it a secret somehow makes it mine.” — Joyce Rachelle Copy Share Image
One must conquer, achieve, get to the top; one must know the end to be convinced that one can win the end… — George Leigh Mallory Copy Share Image
Climbing at altitude is like hitting your head against a brick wall - it's great when you stop. — Chris Darwin Copy Share Image
A few hours of mountain climbing make a blackguard and a saint two rather similar creatures. — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
Auto racing, bull fighting, and mountain climbing are the only real sports ... all others are games. — Ernest Hemingway Copy Share Image
The greatest risk in life is to risk nothing. The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing and becomes… — Norman Vincent Peale Copy Share Image
“Before becoming headmaster of Eton, Claude Elliott had taught history at Cambridge University, despite an ingrained distrust of academics and an aversion… — Ben Macintyre Copy Share Image
How to get the best of it all? One must conquer, achieve, get to the top; one must know the end to… — George Leigh Mallory Copy Share Image
Everybody wants to reach the top of the mountain, but there is no growth at the peak. It is in the valley… — Andy Andrews Copy Share Image
“Returning home is the most difficult part of long-distance hiking; You have grown outside the puzzle and your piece no longer fits.” — Cindy Ross 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
Wall climbing is an offshoot of the more traditional sport of mountain climbing. It is very difficult; one must combine a great… — Jeff Lowe Copy Share Image
The things I like to do involve a lot of mental focus, a combination of physical and mental challenge. That is what… — John M. Grunsfeld Copy Share Image
The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing. He may avoid suffering and sorrow, but he cannot learn, feel… — William Arthur Ward Copy Share Image
Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will… — John Muir Copy Share Image
