Climbing Quotes

597 Climbing quotes by 400 unique authors

To put yourself into a situation where a mistake cannot necessarily be recouped, where the life you lose may be your own, clears the head… — Al Alvarez
Some mountaineers are proud of having done all their climbs without bivouac. How much they have missed ! And the same applies to those who… — Gaston Rebuffat
By climbing a steeper road, the value and appreciation Delaware State students took and continue to take from their education and their experiences is just… — Michael N. Castle
The secret to climbing up is to put your heart into your work. — Jeffrey Gitomer
The greatest cause of ulcers is mountain-climbing over molehills. — Maxwell Maltz
Aubade THE lark now leaves his wat'ry nest, And climbing shakes his dewy wings. He takes this window for the East, And to implore your… — William Davenant
I went whenever I could, and always my eyes lifted to the hills. I was to find a spiritual and physical satisfaction in climbing mountains… — Alfred Wainwright
If you've climbed the first 140 meters it doesn't mean that you've succeeded; you are going to succeed by climbing the last 10 meters. — Alain Robert
I once tried standing up on my toes to see far out in the distance, but I found that I could see much farther by… — Xunzi
There can be no conquest to the man who dwells in the narrow and small environment of a groveling life, and there can be no… — Matthew Henson
I might say: if the place I want to get to could only be reached by way of a ladder, I would give up trying… — Ludwig Wittgenstein
In my youth I loved climbing and scrambling up rocks and mountains: now I seldom intrude on the dweller of a second story, and my… — Edward John Trelawny
One of the frustrating things for people who miss the first rally in a bull market is that they wait for the big correction and… — Martin Zweig
Our life is like a land journey, too even and easy and dull over long distances across the plains, too hard and painful up the… — Lloyd C. Douglas
I like mountains, always have done. Big obstinate bits of rock sticking up where they're not wanted and getting in folk's way. Great. Climbing them… — Mark Lawrence
The wolf on the hill is not as hungry as the wolf climbing the hill. — Arnold Schwarzenegger
We recorded Star Climbing over a three-year period between our studios, working on songs and lyrics until we felt like we had found the albums… — Unknown Author
What we initially conceived as a fairly simple geologic experiment on Mars ultimately turned into humanity's first real overland expedition across another planet. Spirit explored… — Steve Squyres
We do children an enormous disservice when we assume that they cannot appreciate anything beyond drive through fare and nutritionally marginal, kid-targeted convenience foods. Our… — Victoria Moran
Climbing is about pioneering new routes, exploring new ground, facing the unknown. Those hooked on climbing the normal routes on the eight-thousanders will miss all… — Doug Scott
Consider what you want to do in relation to what you are capable of doing. Climbing is, above all, a matter of integrity. — Gaston Rebuffat
Magic is the only way to describe it, climbing pitch after pitch of the most perfect, beautifully sculpted granite in the world. — Ron Kauk
When life gets tangled there's something so reassuring about climbing a mountain. The challenge is unambiguous. — Stacy Allison
How strange and wonderful is our home, our earth, with its swirling vaporous atmosphere, its flowing and frozen liquids, its trembling plants, its creeping, crawling,… — Edward Abbey
Old age is like climbing a mountain. You climb from ledge to ledge. The higher you get, the more tired and breathless you become, but… — Ingmar Bergman

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