Climbing Quotes
"I don't want to write about climbing; I
don't want talk about it; I don't want to photograph it;
I don't want to think about it; all I want to do is do it." — Chuck Pratt.
"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."
— Jim Wickwire
"The best climber in the world is the one who's having the most fun."
— Alex Lowe
"I climb as hard as anyone on earth. I just do it on
easier routes."
— Mad Dog
"As far as I'm concerned, if someone eliminates the mental
part of climbing,
then we might as well all go play miniature golf."
— Greg
Opland
"I've learned that everyone wants to live on top of the
mountain,
but all the happiness and growth
occurs while you're climbing it."
— Anonymous
"I find that rock climbing is the finest, most
healthiest sport in the whole world.
It is much healthier than most; look at baseball, where 10,000 sit
and watch a handful of players."
— John Salathé, 1974
"To be a full-fledged boulderer, you need to be
able to do two things: climb way harder than I can,
and shout 'You got it, dude !' with convincing enthusiasm every
time someone leaves the ground,
continuing until their return."
— Dawn Alguard
"Rocks make no compromise for sex... rock climbing
is not like some sports, where it is made
easier for women; or sports like, say, softball, which is only baseball
for soft people. On a rock,
everything is equal."
— Beverly
Johnson
"Climbing rule number xxx — Always leave at least a swallow of
water in your partners water
bottle, even if they say 'kill it'. Trust me on this."
— Dingus Milktoast
"Remember that time spent on a rock climb isn't
subtracted from your life span."
— Will Niccolls
"The mountains have rules. they are harsh rules,
but they are there, and if you keep to them
you are safe. A mountain is not like men. A mountain is sincere. The
weapons to conquer
it exist inside you, inside your soul."
— Walter
Bonatti
