Climber Quote by Susan King

“Strength is born from the struggle; the harder the climb, the stronger the ascent.”

— David Maze

“We want climbers to be extremely fit, but we also want you to understand how strength works in climbing and to use training methods…

— Dan Hague

Climbing is not a competition, and you cannot talk in terms of 'greatest,' it means nothing.

— Reinhold Messner

“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

“WE ARE NOT AT OUR BEST PERCHED AT THE SUMMIT; WE ARE CLIMBERS, AT OUR BEST WHEN THE WAY IS STEEP.”

— Tyndale

“Don't stop climbing once you've made it your highest peak. You still have the heavens to reach.”

— Salyna G

We [climbers] demonstrate in the most stunning way of all - at the risk of our lives - that there is no limit to…

— Walter Bonatti

“The journey to the highest mountains can be so lonely, but when you gaze upon the summit, you will find strength within.”

— Gift Gugu Mona

“The higher you climb, the further you have to fall.”

— Malorie Blackman

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

— Steven Erikson

“The higher you want to climb, the more you need leadership. The greater the impact you want to make, the greater your influence needs…

— John C. Maxwell

“Climbing is as close as we can come to flying.”

— Margaret Young