Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees.
— John Muir
Most Powerful Inspirational Mountain Climbing quotations
Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you're climbing it.
Walk away quietly in any direction and taste the freedom of the mountaineer.
Risks must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.
Just put one foot in front of the other.
Attaining lasting happiness requires that we enjoy the journey on our way toward a destination we deem valuable. Happiness is not about making it to the peak of the mountain nor is it about climbing aimlessly around the mountain; happiness is the experience of climbing toward the peak.
Walk away quietly in any direction and taste the freedom of the mountaineer.
Camp out among the grasses and gentians of glacial meadows, in craggy garden nooks full of nature's darlings.
Somewhere between the bottom of the climb and the summit is the answer to the mystery why we climb.
Climb the mountain not to plant your flag, but to embrace the challenge, enjoy the air and behold the view. Climb it so you can see the world, not so the world can see you.
I've climbed with some of the best climbers in the world, more importantly, to me, they are some of the best people in the world. That's another reason why I climb.
I may not be able to pull on the smallest of holds, but those I can pull on I can pull on all day long.
Just a reminder - a guidebook is no substitute for skill, experience, judgment and lots of tension.
Experience comes from bad judgment.
I climb upon the highest mountains, laughing at all tragedies - whether real or imaginary.
And when you have reached the mountain top, then you shall begin to climb.
The greatest and most inspiring mountain climbing achievements in history are not so much stories of individual achievement, but are stories of the extraordinary power of a unified, talented, prepared team that stays loyally committed to one another and to their shared vision to the end.
The experienced mountain climber is not intimidated by a mountain - he is inspired by it.
The greatest risk in life is to risk nothing.
The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing and becomes nothing.
In the American Southwest, I began a lifelong love affair with a pile of rock.
There is nothing to do, just be. Do nothing. Be. No climbing mountains and sitting in caves. I do not even say "be yourself" since you do not know yourself. Just be.
If you become restless, speed up. If you become winded, slow down. You climb the mountain in an equilibrium between restlessness and exhaustion.
There's no such thing as bad weather - only the wrong clothes.
They say you can't do it, but sometimes it doesn't always work.
Remember: if you take bivouac equipment along, you will bivouac.
The reason it was so scary was that there was only one climber capable of rescuing us, and that was Layton Kor, and he was in Colorado.
I do recall that El Cap seemed to be in much better condition than I was.
Screwing is more enjoyable than drilling bolt holes !.
If you are faced with a mountain, you have several options.
You can climb it and cross to the other side. You can go around it. You can dig under it. You can fly over it. You can blow it up. You can ignore it and pretend it’s not there. You can turn around and go back the way you came. Or you can stay on the mountain and make it your home.
They say that if the Swiss had designed these mountains they'd be rather flatter.
There's a wonderful saying that's dead wrong.
'Why did you climb the mountain?' 'I climbed the mountain because it was there.' That's utter nonsense...You climbed the mountain because you were there, and you were curious if you could do it. You wondered what it would be like.
Climb the mountain so you can see the world, not so the world can see you.
Over every mountain there is a path, although it may not be seen from the valley.
- Why do you want to climb Mt. Everest, Sir? - Because it is there.
One must conquer, achieve, get to the top;
one must know the end to be convinced that one can win the end - to know there's no dream that mustn't be dared. . .
Before the deed comes the thought. Before the achievement comes the dream. Every mountain we climb, we first climb in our mind.
Yeah, I mean, climbing's always been a massive hobby of mine up until, kind of, recent times when I've had family, but no, it's been a driving passion in my life and, uh, I've always wanted to climb the Matterhorn. It was the mountain that, sort of, inspired me to climb, as a youngster. So, it was great to be able to get to do it.
If you want to climb it badly enough, you will. So... why bother ?
Mountaineering is a complex and unique way of life, interweaving elements of sport, art and mysticism. Success or failure depends on the ebb and flow of immense inspiration. Detecting a single rule governing this energy is difficult - it arises and vanishes like the urge to dance and remains as mysterious as the phenomenon of life itself.
Climbing at altitude is like hitting your head against a brick wall - it's great when you stop.
Challenge is the core and the mainspring of all human activity.
If there's an ocean, we cross it; if there's a disease, we cure it; if there's a wrong, we right it; if there's a record, we break it; and finally, if there's a mountain, we climb it.
John Wayne never wore Lycra.
I was attracted to climbing mountains because of the physical dangers, but also the challenges, like 'mental fortitude, physical fortitude, judgement.' It's the intensity of the experience, at a sustained level. The experience is incredibly intense because it is so dangerous.
The best part is getting to the top 'cause the pain's all over.
You guys going up? Yes, yes, we go up. You may be going a lot higher than you think!
Never noticed a female monkey not climbing as well as a male, have you?