Better Quote by Alex Honnold

The greatest and most inspiring mountain climbing achievements in history are not so much stories of individual achievement, but are stories of the extraordinary…

— Stephen Covey

I enjoyed climbing with other people, good friends, but I did quite a lot of solo climbing, too.

— Edmund Hillary

The most beautiful experiences I've had climbing are when everything is simplified. Free soloing is the simplest thing, until you learn to fly or…

— Dean Potter

Climbing is often group activity and it's always inspiring to see how other people, who share your passions, do things.

— Fred Nicole

My ambition was to become the best climber and I never did. I think that goal was a wrong goal. A better one is…

— Royal Robbins

The common thread in all of my climbing is it was something new, something never done before. That commonality is more important than the…

— Kevin Jorgeson

I love to read about the exploits of technical mountain climbers, but I've never done any vertical climbing.

— Will Hobbs

Free soloing is almost as old as climbing itself, with roots in the 19th century. Climbers are continuing to push the boundaries. There are…

— Alex Honnold

Climbing is a great effort, but the extraordinary pleasure.

— Jerzy Kukuczka

When I stripped myself completely of pressure and thoughts of sponsors and realized I only love to climb, that's the day I did it.

— Ron Kauk

Many have questioned the quality of this sort of achievement, deploring the use of pitons, tension traverses and expansion bolts, but the record speaks…

— Allen Steck

Sometimes I spent more time planning a climb than doing it.

— Jeff Lowe