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
One thing to remember on the Eiger, never look up, or you may need a plastic surgeon. — Don Whillans Copy Share Image
For me, the value of a climb is the sum of three inseparable elements, all equally important: aesthetics, history, and ethics. Together… — Walter Bonatti Copy Share Image
The mountain decides whether you climb or not. The art of mountaineering is knowing when to go, when to stay, and when… — Ed Viesturs Copy Share Image
Some mountaineers are proud of having done all their climbs without bivouac. How much they have missed ! And the same applies… — Gaston Rebuffat Copy Share Image
In 1977, I climbed a fairly difficult mountain for the first time, which was Mount McKinley, in Alaska. I climbed the so-called… — Tamae Watanabe Copy Share Image
For us the mountains had been a natural field of activity where, playing on the frontiers of life and death, we had… — Maurice Herzog Copy Share Image
“In a civilization of wage slaves, where people seek to survive more than to live, mountaineering is an enigma.” — Erhard Loretan; Jean Amman 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 Sherpas play a very important role in most mountaineering expeditions, and in fact many of them lead along the ridges and… — Edmund Hillary Copy Share Image
“hI was following through on the mountain commitment from my younger days, and it's always a nice surprise when the newly minted… — Erhard Loretan Copy Share Image
Life is brought down to the basics: if you are warm, regular, healthy, not thirsty or hungry, then you are not on… — Chris Darwin Copy Share Image
“The altimeter had been damaged along the way, but the few bottles that we brought along to wash down the ordinary expedition… — Erhard Loretan Copy Share Image
“It's not dying that is the problem, he said. 'Climbing is like a lover, and your wife knows this. Whenever you are… — Andy Kirkpatrick Copy Share Image
“I just love all this,' Walt says. 'The sights, the smells, making the effort and pushing yourself and getting something that's really… — Mark Obmascik Copy Share Image
The world is a better place to live in because it contains human beings who will give up ease and security in… — Walter Lippmann Copy Share Image
“Jeg ligger og kjender at jeg hader dette forbandede fjeld, fordi det har makt over mitt sind. Hvad vil du mig -… — Peter Wessel Zapffe Copy Share Image
Somewhere between the bottom of the climb and the summit is the answer to the mystery why we climb. — Greg Child Copy Share Image
