Acceptable Quote by Leo Houlding

Climbing is an understated culture.

— Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi

In climbing there is no question of right or wrong. Moral right or wrong, that is a religious question, they have nothing to do…

— Reinhold Messner

I'd been a child during the 1960s when women burned their bras and hundreds of thousands gathered in protests against the Vietnam War. As…

— Lynn Hill

In mountaineering, there is not only the activity, but the philosophy behind it. Some say a moral, but I am against that because all…

— Reinhold Messner

The attractive thing about rock climbing: There are no rules.

— Dean Potter

The common thread in all of my climbing is it was something new, something never done before. That commonality is more important than the…

— Kevin Jorgeson

I've never really understood the criticism that climbing is inherently selfish, since it could equally be argued about virtually any other hobby or sport.…

— Alex Honnold

Climbing is, above all, a matter of integrity

— Gaston Rebuffat

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

Climbing is unadulterated hard labor. The only real pleasure is the satisfaction of going where no man has been before and where few can…

— Annie Smith Peck

The climbing as a whole is not very esthetic or enjoyable; it is merely difficult.

— Yvon Chouinard