Better off Quote by Yvon Chouinard

I think climbing is less a sport and more a hobby, and as such, I think everybody's a beginning climber.

— Alex Lowe

Climbing is great, and I don't think I'll ever tire of it, because there are so many different disciplines.

— Adam Ondra

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 a great game-great not in spite of the demands it makes, but because of them. Great because it will not let us…

— Royal Robbins

Now I approach climbing differently. I have learned less effort and energy, less obsession, and more feeling, as with piano, more emphasis and less…

— Pat Ament

Better we raise our skill than lower the climb

— Royal Robbins

In climbing, a fundamental thing is to want to do something you've never done before. That's the beauty of climbing, whether you're a girl…

— Chris Sharma

Climbing is my lifelong journey. And in the same way you go running and you have days where you really feel in tune, you…

— Chris Sharma

I feel like I'm climbing as well, if not better, than ever.

— Aron Ralston

I think climbing deserves to be an Olympic sport, as it is one of the few natural movements - like swimming or running, things…

— Adam Ondra

The rules of the game must be constantly updated to keep up with the expanding technology. Otherwise we overkill the classic climbs and delude…

— Yvon Chouinard

We climbers have much to learn from the training done in conventional sports.

— Steve House