45 Quotes by Tommy Caldwell

If you don't own your grunt work, can you really say you've done the climb?

In some ways, climbing in the clouds is comforting. You can no longer see how high off the ground you are.

In rock climbing, people get strong enough, and then they pick goals they can do with their strengths at that moment.

For me, I love to dream big, and I love to find ways to be a bit of an explorer. These days, it seems like everything is padded and comes with warning labels.

I grew up a clumsy kid with bad hand-eye coordination. Yet here on El Cap, I felt as though I had stumbled into a world where I thrived. Being up on those steep walls demanded the right amount of climbing skill, pain tolerance, and sheer bull-headedness that came naturally to me.

I pretty much bailed on high school. I mean, I graduated, but I wasn't even there for my own graduation.

I have a very distinct goal all the time that I'm working toward, and I love the way it makes me live.

I have been to Switzerland a handful of times, and it is quickly becoming one of my favorite places to climb.

I've always been really curious about the limits of human capability.