Areas Quote by Jamie Bell

I started climbing in my late teens, but I wasn't passionate about it back then. My first experience was being dragged up peaks by…

— Steve Backshall

I have noticed that youngsters given to the climbing habit usually do something when they grow up

— Elbert Hubbard

That's what's so amazing about climbing - it's not just a sport. It's a lifestyle, it's a way of being creative, of connecting with…

— Chris Sharma

I remember when I started climbing more seriously. That was when I was six years old.

— Adam Ondra

To me, climbing is like eating or drinking. I have to do it; it's part of my life.

— Alain Robert

I really learned to approach climbing not just with a pure athletic mentality, but also to appreciate all these beautiful places we get to…

— Chris Sharma

If you don't have to worry about socializing because you don't like it, you can more fully immerse yourself in climbing.

— Tommy Caldwell

Climbing does not mean just competition and performance. It has other qualities that are important: going on trips, meeting people, seeing other cultures...

— Wolfgang Gullich

I started climbing thanks to my parents, who have been going with me on the rocks since I was a baby.

— Adam Ondra

I think climbing is less a sport and more a hobby, and as such, I think everybody's a beginning climber.

— Alex Lowe

Climbing is an artistic, creative thing; it's about being spontaneous, traveling, seeing the world, hanging out. It's a balance of setting goals while enjoying…

— Chris Sharma

Climbing is a process - like yoga or running. We want to go to the spots where we're barely able to hold on. Those…

— Chris Sharma