Climbing Quotes

597 Climbing quotes by 400 unique authors

There was a climber named Bridwell On grade I's he did well. But on grade VI, he got into a fix and rappelled to the… — Eric Jay Beck
He was skinning a bear. I was terrified at first, because the corpse resembled a naked man quartered between two trees. He'd created a deadfall… — Dave Cook
My once-keen analytical mind has become so dulled by endless hours of baking in the hot sun, thrashing about in tight chimneys, pulling at impossibly… — Warren G. Harding
It lasted but a year of two, till all the routes were done. The pace so fast that most forgot that climbing could be fun. — John Sherman
The future of Yosemite climbing lies not in Yosemite, but in using the new techniques in the great granite ranges of the world. — Yvon Chouinard
Personally, I would rather climb in the high mountains. I have always abhorred the tremendous heat, the dirt-filled cracks, the ant-covered foul-smelling trees and bushes… — Yvon Chouinard
Climbing for speed records will probably become more popular, a mania which has just begun. Climbers climb not just to see how fast and efficiently… — Yvon Chouinard
Every time I go out and do something, Hans panics and starts trying to beat me. He's like a dog humping your leg. — Unknown Author
Vy can't ve chust climb ! — John Salathe
There is nothing to do, just be. Do nothing. Be. No climbing mountains and sitting in caves. I do not even say "be yourself" since… — Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
In climbing, having confidence in your partners is no small concern. One climber's actions can affect the welfare of the entire team. — Jon Krakauer
The stresses of high-altitude climbing reveal your true character; they unmask who you really are. You no longer have all the social graces to hide… — David Breashears
Press forward at all times, climbing forward toward that higher ground of the harmonious society that shapes the laws of man to the laws of… — Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
King Henry: But what a point, my lord, your falcon made, And what a pitch she flew above the rest! To see how God in… — William Shakespeare
I grew up climbing mountains in Montana and Wyoming and my wife and I were engaged on top of a mountain peak: Hyalite Peak in… — Steve Daines
The Christian life is very much like climbing a hill of ice. You cannot slide up. You have to cut every step with an ice… — Charles Spurgeon
When mountain-climbing is made too easy, the spiritual effect the mountain exercises vanishes into the air. — Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki
Being a woman has only bothered me in climbing trees. — Frances Perkins
The escalator seems to me to typify this: It leads us up, by climbing on our behalf. Yes, it doesn't even climb, it flies. Each… — Joseph Roth
Climbing is a great game-great not in spite of the demands it makes, but because of them. Great because it will not let us give… — Royal Robbins
When it's been a long day of climbing, and I feel like I can't go any farther, I concentrate on the next three feet. And… — Royal Robbins
I failed on a climbing problem eight times before realizing I was climbing as high as I knew I could and then letting go. On… — Royal Robbins
For me, climbing is a form of exploration that inspires me to confront my own inner nature within nature. It’s a means of experiencing a… — Lynn Hill
I'd been a child during the 1960s when women burned their bras and hundreds of thousands gathered in protests against the Vietnam War. As a… — Lynn Hill
For me, the most relevant factor in my ability to perform well on the rock has to do with my love of climbing. After nearly… — Lynn Hill

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