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To the sober person adventurous conduct often seems insanity. — Aristotle.

You can never feel the real power of the mountains until you start climbing their summits! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

I'm not thinking about anything when I'm climbing, which is part of the appeal. I'm focused on executing what's in front of me. — Alex Honnold

We mountaineers always live with the feeling that we came on the scene too late. — Galen Rowell

Life's a climb, but the view's great. — Lucas Till

It's the maritime equivalent of rock climbing. — Cesar Romero

Receiving oral sex from an ugly person is like rock climbing; you should never look down. — Stewart Francis

Climbing is not a battle with the elements, nor against the law of gravity. It's a battle against oneself. — Walter Bonatti

There's something ever egotistical in mountain tops and towers, and all things grand and lofty. — Herman Melville

I don't like egocentricity, which is something that I have arduously battled in myself my entire life. — Wojciech Kurtyka

Start climbing the stairs without thinking how steep are the stairs or how many stairs are there! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

Basically, dating is like climbing a volcano and you never know when it's going to erupt, dumping molten lava and burning you — Robin Bielman

All of us knew that climbing was a sure way to stay poor, a lousy way to impress people and definitely no way to meet girls. — Peter Croft

Lada imagined she was climbing to Mehmed's side to fight next to him. And then she imagined she would be aiming the cannon at his heart instead. — Kiersten White

Confidence is instrumental to those climbing out of poverty. — Ann Cotton

The higher you climb, the more Satan will take notice. Keep climbing! Heaven's gate has a lock. — Shannon L. Alder

They say that if the Swiss had designed these mountains they'd be rather flatter. — Paul Theroux

Bolts are the murder of the impossible. — Reinhold Messner

And we who have always thought of happiness climbing, would feel the emotion that almost startles when happiness falls. — Cy Twombly

It's the climbing that makes the man. Getting to the top is an extra reward. — Robert Lipsyte

There's an undeniable pleasure in stepping into an open-top sports car driven by a beautiful woman. It feels like you're climbing into a metaphor. — Hugh Laurie

I like the mountains because they make me feel small,' Jeff says. 'They help me sort out what's important in life. — Mark Obmascik

In the American Southwest, I began a lifelong love affair with a pile of rock. — Edward Abbey

In regards to climbing the ladder of success, there is a better future, with a greater purpose. One can find it, only if he or she searches for it. — Ellen J. Barrier

I'm a man's man. I go out climbing and live outdoors. — Rory McCann

Lying on the ceiling. Refusing to go to school. Not opening up to me. Climbing water towers. No, she's all right. — Kami Garcia

They always tell us it's getting to the top that's hard. Climbing's the easy part. Sliding down the other side, that's the hard part. — Susan Dunlap

The higher the joy is not the light, it's the reflection. The greater pleasure is not climbing up; it's handing down — Bruce Feiler

In climbing, having confidence in your partners is no small concern. One climber's actions can affect the welfare of the entire team. — Jon Krakauer

The most significant dimension of freedom is the freedom from one's own ego - in other words, from the feeling that I am the center of everything — Wojciech Kurtyka

I see one single suitable role for my life's work: for it to be a gift to others. — Wojciech Kurtyka

It's all bullshit on Everest these days. — Edmund Hillary

I'm not Hans Christian Anderson. Nobody's gonna make a statue in the park with a lot of scrambling kids climbing up me. I won't have it, okay? — Maurice Sendak

There's something about being afraid, about being small, about enforced humility that draws me to climbing. — Jon Krakauer

Talking about the past is like a cat's trying to explain climbing down a ladder, — Robert Lowell

One of the reasons I wrote 'The Fall' is that climbing's more than a sport, it's a way of life. When you're in it, it's all you think about. — Simon Mawer

There's something about shooting webs out of my wrists and climbing up things that just makes me happy. — Chris Hardwick

It's like climbing a staircase. I'm on the top of the staircase, I look behind me and I see the steps. That's where I was. — Jeanne Moreau

Neither of us moves for a moment, locked instead in each other's eyes and in the branches of this Hill we might never finish climbing. — Ally Condie

My brothers and I love playing outside and climbing trees. We really love sports, too - I think football's probably my favorite. — Madeline Carroll

I actually just rock-climbed when I was away on vacation and now I'm searching out rock climbing gyms. That's my new obsession for 2013. — Shay Mitchell

Bouldering isn't really a sport. It's a climbing activity with metaphysical, mystical, and philosophical overtones. -John Gill- — Jon Krakauer

This mountain's of such sort that climbing it is hardest at the start; but as we rise, the slope grows less unkind. — Dante Alighieri

Success is climbing all the way up failure's steep ladder. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Mountain climbing was one of Mother's favorite occupations, but she never succeeded in inculcating this passion in any of us. — Katharine Graham

When life gets tangled there's something so reassuring about climbing a mountain. The challenge is unambiguous. — Stacy Allison

A dwarf can stand on a mountain, he's no taller. — Seneca The Younger

There was a climber named Bridwell On grade I's he did well. But on grade VI, he got into a fix and rappelled to the talus and hid well. — Eric Jay Beck

A man's passion for the mountain is, above all, his childhood which refuses to die. — Francois Mauriac

Mysteries are for solving, walls are for climbing, secret hideouts are for exploring. That's just how things are. — William Sutcliffe

One never stops climbing, Julie, unless he wants to stop and vegetate. There's always something just ahead. — Irene Hunt

Because it's there. — George Mallory

It's the journey toward doing these harder climbs that really gives value to the whole activity of climbing. — Alex Lowe

Step by step, one by one, higher and higher. Step by step, rung by rung, climbing Jacob's ladder. — Huey Lewis

That's like climbing a tree to find a fish. — Mencius

We can only climb the mountains because there's a valley that makes the mountain a mountain. — Craig D. Lounsbrough

When I stripped myself completely of pressure and thoughts of sponsors and realized I only love to climb, that's the day I did it. — Ron Kauk

Where I live, there's a lot of canyons. We're climbing constantly - we're like mountain goats. I'm just trying to get better at that. — Joey Santiago

I've always hated the danger part of climbing, and it's great to come down again because it's safe. — Edmund Hillary

Life is like a mountain: after climbing up one side and sliding down the other, put up the sled. — Josh Billings

You'll go far. How do I know? Because life is goosing you so hard you'll never stop climbing. — Robertson Davies

Climbing K2 or floating the Grand Canyon in an inner tube; there are some things one would rather have done than do. — Edward Abbey

Every time I go out and do something, Hans panics and starts trying to beat me. He's like a dog humping your leg. — Dean Potter

History is only the pattern of silken slippers descending the stairs to the thunder of hobnailed boots climbing upward from below. — Voltaire

What one leads on-sight, in good, strong style, safely, is what one's ability is. — Pat Ament

Actually, we're just glorified flagpole sitters. — Warren G. Harding

Magic is the only way to describe it, climbing pitch after pitch of the most perfect, beautifully sculpted granite in the world. — Ron Kauk

Climbing to the top demands strength, whether it is to the top of Mount Everest or to the top of your career. — A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Behind each and every difficult mountain is an easy valley. Keep climbing; endure a little more. Your pain will bring you gain! — Israelmore Ayivor

If the reason for climbing Mt. Everest is that it's hard to do, why does everyone go up the easy side? — George Carlin

It's easy when you're climbing something. Don't look down, or even too far ahead. Focus on where you are in that moment. — Sheba Karim

Through climbing, I've learned to find goals and work toward them. That's just the way I love to live. — Tommy Caldwell

Like climbing a cliff, thinking is a perilous activity for those unused to it. — Orson Scott Card

I wonder if one can view risk like a drug, beneficial to the organism in the proper dose. Too much or too little may be harmful ... — Tom Hornbein

I like to describe Himalayan climbing as a kind of art of suffering. Just pushing, pushing yourself to your limits. — Wojciech Kurtyka

Mountains are not stadiums where I satisfy my ambition to achieve, they are the cathedrals where I practice my religion. — Anatoli Boukreev

When mountain-climbing is made too easy, the spiritual effect the mountain exercises vanishes into the air. — D.T. Suzuki

When you're climbing at high altitudes, life can get pretty miserable. — Edmund Hillary

Riding a bike works your legs but not your brain. Playing chess works your mind but not your body. Climbing brings it all together. — Pat Ament

I love surfing, rock climbing, cycling - all that stuff. But it's just amazing that I can inspire people with my running. It's humbling, really. — Dean Karnazes

God's Road is all uphill, but do not tire; Rejoice that we may still keep climbing higher. — Arthur Guiterman

I think I got him hooked on climbing when I gave a slide show at Darmouth. So there's probably another mother out there who hates me. — Jim Bridwell

If you like the outdoors, Colorado is a big adventure playground for adults: it's great for skiing, cycling, climbing, and hiking. — Tyler Hamilton

The best part is getting to the top 'cause the pain's all over. — Dan Osman

To me, climbing is like eating or drinking. I have to do it; it's part of my life. — Alain Robert

Every flower about a house certifies to the refinement of somebody. Every vine climbing and blossoming tells of love and joy — Robert Green Ingersoll

There's no magic to running far or climbing Everest. Endurance is mental strength. It's all about heart. — Bear Grylls

I spun and jogged around the SUV. Climbing in I readjusted the seat from Godzilla setting to Normal so my feet could reach the pedals. — Jennifer L. Armentrout

I'm an action transvestite really, so it's running, jumping, climbing trees putting on make-up when you're up there! — Eddie Izzard

You know this business, Cole. Your production budget is climbing faster than Lindsay Lohan's chance of a crack baby pregnancy. — Alessandra Torre

Sport climbing is a lot like sport f*#king. It's a lot of fun and requires no commitment. — Jim Bridwell

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

The top has no limits. We can keep on climbing. That's what people do. No
That's what I do. — Ryohgo Narita

It's a tough lesson: There is no summit that comes before you expect it. — Mark Obmascik

Our first thought is always for those on life's first rung, and how we might increase their chances of climbing. — Mitch Daniels

For the record, if you're not a stage actor, climbing onto Broadway and tackling something like David Mamet is not an easy thing to do. — Jeremy Piven

The problem with spending your life climbing up the ladder is that you will go right past Jesus, for he's coming down. — John Ortberg

The window-lights, myriads and myriads,Bloom from the walls like climbing flowers. — Sara Teasdale

Someone who might-who did understand what it was like to be crippled at your very core, someone who was still climbing inch by inch out of that abyss. — Sarah J. Maas

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