Brushes Quote by Jon Krakauer

Climbing is all about freedom, the freedom to go beyond all the rules and take a chance, to experience something new, to gain insight…

— Reinhold Messner

Why climb? For the natural experience; for the danger that draws us ever on; for the feeling of total freedom; for the monstrous drop…

— Hermann Buhl

The art of climbing is to go where you go knowing that you could die, but you don't die. That is adventure.

— Reinhold Messner

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…

— Lynn Hill

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

“The mystique of rock climbing is climbing; you get to the top of a rock glad it’s over but really wish it would go…

— Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

Climbing is a cross between an athletic or sporting endeavor and the spiritual. I hope it remains that way.

— Jeff Lowe

For me, climbing has always been about adventure and that involves difficulties, danger and exposure, so I deliberately set out to climb with as…

— Reinhold Messner

Climbing is often group activity and it's always inspiring to see how other people, who share your passions, do things.

— Fred Nicole

Climbing had captured my soul.

— Lincoln Hall

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

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