Humour Quote by Jon Krakauer

Identifying and overcoming natural fear is one of the pleasing struggles intrinsic to climbing.

— Alex Lowe

“The rush lifts him up, his endorphins are bubbling, and afterward he will remember thinking: “How can anyone possibly experience this without thinking he’s…

— Fredrik Backman

“I grew exuberant in body but with a nervy, craving mind.It was wanting something more, something tangible. It sought for reality intensely, always as…

— John Menlove Edwards

“Life does not favor the fearful nor does it reward the reluctant; it embraces and elevates those willing to climb in spite of their…

— Toni Sorenson

“This is what it means to believe in ascension and fear climbing.”

— Terrance Hayes

“Fear triggers the fight-or-flight response, fueled by adrenaline, which, as it turns out, is chemically related to amphetamines. Granted, it's a very different kind…

— Tristan Taormino

The ambitious climb high and perilous stairs, and never care how to come down; the desire of rising hath swallowed up their fear of…

— Thomas Adams

“And he knew that there would always be the fear before performing, the stage fright, that would never go away, but he also understood…

— Neil Gaiman

“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’s a never-ending upward spiral. And if you think at any point you’re allowed to stop climbing, I’m afraid you’re missing the point. Because…

— Mark Manson

“Despite the dangers and discomforts, climbing is for many an all-consuming passion. They interrupt, end, or never start their careers, focusing exclusively on completing…

— Bob Madgic

“He did not want to feel old. He did not want to feel the weight of his age hovering above him, mocking him out…

— William Sarabande