Climbing Quotes

597 Climbing quotes by 400 unique authors

We'll climb with you and steal your women. — Todd Skinner
Stupidity is falling pray to your own illusions. — Wojciech Kurtyka
Rocks make no compromise for sex... rock climbing is not like some sports, where it is made easier for women; or sports like, say, softball,… — Beverly Johnson
I like to describe Himalayan climbing as a kind of art of suffering. Just pushing, pushing yourself to your limits. — Wojciech Kurtyka
Bolts are the murder of the impossible. — Reinhold Messner
I see one single suitable role for my life's work: for it to be a gift to others. — Wojciech Kurtyka
I am too slow to be a good climber, so I film instead. — Wanda Rutkiewicz
Climbing is what I do. — Anatoli Boukreev
For me, the ascent to the peak of the normal ways that torment and anguish. Inspired by the idea of â€‹â€‹transition was always something that… — Wojciech Kurtyka
If there is such a thing as spiritual materialism, it is displayed in the urge to possess the mountains rather than to unravel and accept… — Wojciech Kurtyka
Definition: Alpinism is the art of going through the mountains confronting the greatest dangers with the biggest of cares. What we call art here, is… — Rene Daumal
Remember: if you take bivouac equipment along, you will bivouac... — Yvon Chouinard
Beauty is the door to another world... — Wojciech Kurtyka
Whenever a climber leaves the known paths, he enters an area without rules or routines... The only advice comes from deep inside the self. — Wojciech Kurtyka
Other extremely alluring traits in people are simplicity and naturalness. Simplicity and naturalness are never painfully obvious qualities, and yet which I come across them… — Wojciech Kurtyka
I was never comfortable with the risk of climbing in the Himalayas, or the amount of time in idleness that is involved in the Everest… — Steve Fossett
Isn't a person who can live on nothing much stronger? I try to nurture that transformation in myself. — Wojciech Kurtyka
I soon learned that Everest wasn't a private affair. It belonged to many men. — Tom Hornbein
One thing to remember on the Eiger, never look up, or you may need a plastic surgeon. — Don Whillans
Enslavement to your own weakness - be it an addiction to alcohol, or to a woman or to fame - it's degrading, and it means… — Wojciech Kurtyka

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