The fact that I'm three months pregnant doesn't change anything. — Catherine Destivelle Copy Share Image
Many climbers become writers because of the misconceptions about climbing. — Jonathan Waterman Copy Share Image
Everything - even mountains, rivers, plants and trees - should be your teacher. — Morihei Ueshiba Copy Share Image
A man does not climb a mountain without bringing some of it away with him, and leaving something of himself upon it. — Martin Conway, 1st Baron Conway of Allington Copy Share Image
Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. — John Muir Copy Share Image
“Mountaineers are one of the few groups to celebrate before the finish line. More mountaineers die on the descent than on the… — Susan Oakey-Baker Copy Share Image
In no other pursuit is the best or the worst in a man brought out as in mountaineering. An old friend of… — Frank Smythe Copy Share Image
Difficult struggle in mountaineering is our rise above himself, is the voice of freedom. — Wojciech Kurtyka 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
“Så kastet jeg mig over Turistforeningens Årbøker og slukte hvad jeg fandt om klatring. Horunger, nåler og Djævleskar! Store Gud!” — Peter Wessel Zapffe Copy Share Image
“Og er ikke klippen sin tilbedelse værd? Prøver den ikke hjerte og nyrer før den gir plas for de utvalgte?” — Peter Wessel Zapffe Copy Share Image
Technique and ability alone do not get you to the top; it is the willpower that is the most important. This willpower… — Junko Tabei Copy Share Image
“Keeping in mind the old mountain adage that the longer you take to set up your bivy site, the shorter the bivy… — Erhard Loretan Copy Share Image
“Climb if you will, but remember that courage and strength are naught without prudence, and that a momentary negligence may destroy the… — Edward Whymper Copy Share Image
As time went on, I did campaign to lighten the character a little bit, to introduce some romance into the episodes, outside… — Patrick Stewart Copy Share Image
“Vi samles på Fortroppens hjørne mot vest og ser over mot tinden. Fra blokken vi står på har Pan eller Jordånden eller… — Peter Wessel Zapffe Copy Share Image
“How easily such a thing can become a mania, how the most normal and sensible of women once this passion to be… — Kathryn Hurn Copy Share Image
“Drømme tåler ikke å bli virkeliggjort, sier dikterne, for da dør de. Her gikk den lys levende og i all sin høireiste… — Peter Wessel Zapffe Copy Share Image
“Og har han i Kroppen den rigtige Aand, han løfter den staalblanke Ven i sin Haand og klapper ham under hans Hage.… — Peter Wessel Zapffe Copy Share Image
It's one of the ironies of mountaineering,' said Young, 'that grown men are happy to spend months preparing for a climb, weeks… — Jeffrey Archer Copy Share Image
“People ask me, 'What is the use of climbing Mount Everest?' and my answer must at once be, 'It is of no… — George Mallory Copy Share Image
“One of the differences between us was that Marc wanted very badly to climb the Eiger, while I wanted very badly only… — Jon Krakauer 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
“Maybe mountaineering shouldn't be considered heroic at all, since the whole effort is 'useless' and in no way to be compared with… — Robert Roper Copy Share Image
Mountaineering is a complex and unique way of life, interweaving elements of sport, art and mysticism. Success or failure depends on the… — Wojciech Kurtyka 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 solitary ascent of the Dru had the immediate effect of expanding the horizons of my ideas about mountaineering. It made me… — Walter Bonatti Copy Share Image
Never noticed a female monkey not climbing as well as a male, have you? — Don Whillans Copy Share Image
Doubly happy, however, is the man to whom lofty mountain tops are within reach. — John Muir Copy Share Image
In the American Southwest, I began a lifelong love affair with a pile of rock. — Edward Abbey Copy Share Image
Rob Hall was, without doubt, the most competent guide in mountaineering. — Jon Krakauer Copy Share Image
