Suffering Quote by Jon Krakauer

Above the comforts of Base Camp, the expedition in fact became an almost Calvinistic undertaking. The ratio of misery to pleasure was greater by…

— Jon Krakauer

“Climbing was one of her strengths, but she didn’t do it with grace— which, come to think, was an apt description of the way…

— Michelle Sagara

“People ask me, 'What is the use of climbing Mount Everest?' and my answer must at once be, 'It is of no use.'There is…

— George Mallory

“Climb our own personal Everest and do it in such a way that every step is a little bit of eternity”

— Muriel Barbery

“It was the kind of fear that made people jump off cliffs and climb mountains—the kind of fear that told you something miraculous was…

— Cora Carmack Faking It

“Food for thought: Every dead body on Mount Everest was once a highly motivated person. Stay lazy my friends. It may save your life…

— Oliver Markus Malloy

“Behind each and every difficult mountain is an easy valley. Keep climbing; endure a little more. Your pain will bring you gain!”

— Israelmore Ayivor

“Lest others should attempt the ascent of this terrible climb and perish, they swore themselves to secrecy (telling only enough people to ensure the…

— Whipplesnaith

“The curse of climbing is discovering how great the distance yet to climb.”

— Steven Erikson

“The summit is believed to be the object of the climb. But its true object—the joy of living—is not in the peak itself, but…

— Eiji Yoshikawa

“It is always harder to climb the mountain. One must find strength of hope within the depths of heart to move onward.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

“Then, after all the excitement, I shall experience a certain satiation of suffering--perhaps on the mountain pass to a kind of happiness which it…

— Vladimir Nabokov