“It's a tough lesson: There is no summit that comes before you expect it.” — Mark Obmascik Copy Share Image
What one leads on-sight, in good, strong style, safely, is what one's ability is. — Pat Ament Copy Share Image
I do recall that El Cap seemed to be in much better condition than I was, — Warren G. Harding Copy Share Image
Half the charm of climbing mountains is born in visions preceding this experience - visions of what is mysterious, remote, inaccessible. — George Leigh Mallory Copy Share Image
“I like the mountains because they make me feel small,' Jeff says. 'They help me sort out what's important in life.” — Mark Obmascik Copy Share Image
You guys going up? Yes, yes, we go up. You may be going a lot higher than you think! — Don Whillans Copy Share Image
How could the adventure seeker of today find satisfaction with the level of performance that was a standard set more than 40… — Anatoli Boukreev Copy Share Image
It is not the critic who counts...The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena... — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
The path of life is difficult similer mountaineering,, only a mistake can wipe your existence . — Mak_786 Copy Share Image
“Aftenen endte med idyll. Håkon kaldte mig genial, og jeg svarte at han var en stor menneskekjender.” — Peter Wessel Zapffe 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
“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
Near the foot of the mountain we visited a yogi who dwelled in a hollow tunneled beneath a boulder. He pondered our… — Greg Child Copy Share Image
There are three elements of mountaineering - difficulty, danger, and exposure. Difficulty is the technical aspect of it. Danger, it is best… — Reinhold Messner Copy Share Image
Mountaineering helps in developing confidence and when I scaled Mt. Everest, I saw many people connecting with me which inspired me to… — Arunima Sinha Copy Share Image
I like to think of Everest as a great mountaineering challenge, and when you've got people just streaming up the mountain -… — Edmund Hillary Copy Share Image
The mountains have rules. they are harsh rules, but they are there, and if you keep to them you are safe. A… — Walter Bonatti Copy Share Image
Well, the best advice I can ever give to anyone, not only in terms of mountaineering but in general life, is not… — Nirmal Purja Copy Share Image
I believe that the ascent of mountains forms an essential chapter in the complete duty of man, and that it is wrong… — Leslie Stephen 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
But risks must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing. The person who risks nothing, does nothing,… — William Arthur Ward Copy Share Image
“I trained. I punished myself. I thought making myself suffer on a day-to-day basis would prepare me for climbing hard at high… — Mark Twight Copy Share Image
“Jo riktig, jeg forlot min venn i to fingre på luselisten. Men han hang ikke sånn i sin simple almindelighet, nei det… — Peter Wessel Zapffe Copy Share Image
“I felt as though I were plunging into something new and quite abnormal. I had the strangest and most vivid impressions, such… — Herzog Maurice Copy Share Image
“I came to win, came as I always do, in order to justify who I am and what I have become; now… — Andy Kirkpatrick Copy Share Image
“Dokker træng en hest," sa de. "Ja vil dokker bryte dokker så grynsmå," sa han, "så har æ no mærra her. Ka… — Peter Wessel Zapffe Copy Share Image
Rise early. Fix a time-table to which you must try to keep. One seldom regrets having made an early start, but one… — Gaston Rebuffat Copy Share Image
The way of life difficult are like mountaineering,, you can wipe the astonishing only a mistake . — Mak_786 Copy Share Image
Before the deed comes the thought. Before the achievement comes the dream. Every mountain we climb, we first climb in our mind. — Royal Robbins 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
“This was my introduction to mountaineering, and clumsy indeed were my movements as we moved off.” — Jan Morris 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
Mountaineers have often observed a lack of clarity in their mental state at high altitudes; it is difficult for the stupid mind… — George Leigh Mallory Copy Share Image
“All my life, I have never felt as happy on Earth as when I'm getting closer to the sky.” — Erhard Loretan Copy Share Image
Extreme high-altitude mountaineering deserves its place among the world's most extreme sports. — Nirmal Purja 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
