- Why do you want to climb Mt. Everest, Sir? - Because it is there. — George Leigh Mallory Copy Share Image
In the American Southwest, I began a lifelong love affair with a pile of rock. — Edward Abbey Copy Share Image
Along with rock climbing, I hike and I like to go to the beach, anything outdoors and anything that takes me out… — Christa B. Allen Copy Share Image
Receiving oral sex from an ugly person is like rock climbing; you should never look down. — Stewart Francis Copy Share Image
Doubly happy, however, is the man to whom lofty mountain tops are within reach. — John Muir Copy Share Image
Never noticed a female monkey not climbing as well as a male, have you? — Don Whillans Copy Share Image
Bouldering is like masturbation: not as good as the real thing but you don't need to worry about your protection. — Scott Grimes Copy Share Image
Just a reminder - a guidebook is no substitute for skill, experience, judgment and lots of tension. — Charlie Fowler Copy Share Image
I climb upon the highest mountains, laughing at all tragedies - whether real or imaginary. — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
“Daisy: “How did you know that you loved running and rock climbing?” Ryke: “Because when you find something you love, you can’t… — Krista Ritchie Copy Share Image
Start with short stories. After all, if you were taking up rock climbing, you wouldn't start with Mount Everest. So if you're… — George R. R. Martin Copy Share Image
I'm from a really nice town. Full of nature, mountains, clean air, rock climbing. But I'd prefer New York City. I love… — Millicent Simmonds Copy Share Image
I love surfing, rock climbing, cycling - all that stuff. But it's just amazing that I can inspire people with my running.… — Dean Karnazes Copy Share Image
I find that rock climbing is the finest, most healthiest sport in the whole world. It is much healthier than most; look… — John Salathe Copy Share Image
Climbers seem to forget that we said in our introduction that there were simply '50 classic routes', not 'the 50 classics'. We… — Steve Roper Copy Share Image
My friend Kurt Maix once described this diffidence as Fear's friendly sister, the right and necessary counterweight to that courage that urges… — Heinrich Harrer Copy Share Image
For me, fighting is just so fun; I love it. It's just what I enjoy doing, and for me to go out… — Donald Cerrone Copy Share Image
“This obsession is a curious thing. Sometimes wonder about the merits of devoting so much of myself to a singular climbing objective.… — Tommy Caldwell Copy Share Image
In most sports, your brain and your body will cooperate... But in rock climbing, it is the other way around. Your brain… — Jo Nesbo Copy Share Image
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
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
If the government is to try and ban private consumption of alcohol and tobacco, it must surely ban such activities as hang-gliding,… — Milton Friedman Copy Share Image
“White people love rock climbing almost more than they love camping. This is because the activity affords them the opportunity to be… — Christian Lander 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
“Do I have an original thought in my head? My bald head. Maybe if I were happier, my hair wouldn't be falling… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
The fact that I'm three months pregnant doesn't change anything. — Catherine Destivelle Copy Share Image
