110 Quotes About Mountaineering

Tomaz believed that 80% alpinism was mental and spiritual and that his third eye vision & openness of his mind to the language of the walls were critical

Every mountain has its soul... if the mountain does not accept you & you don't submit to her will, she will destroy you.

In contrast, his parents considered climbing a completely useless and dangerous activity.

Life is beautiful, but only if you live it fully!

[Everest’s] fatality rate - the percentage of climbers who went above Base Camp and died - had averaged 0.7 the previous decade [1998 - 2008]…In 2008, the fatality rate of those leaving [K2] base camp for a summit bid was 30.5%, higher than the casualty rate at Omaha Beach on D-Day.

hI was following through on the mountain commitment from my younger days, and it's always a nice surprise when the newly minted adult doesn't disown the child he once was.

All my life, I have never felt as happy on Earth as when I'm getting closer to the sky.

And if some day, my sons ask, "Dad, why did you choose to climb?" Smiling, I'll reply, I climbed so you could fly.

I was born to live, in pursuit of the penultimate high.I am guaranteed a Homeric death, when it's my time to die.