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There's something ever egotistical in mountain-tops and towers, and all other grand and lofty things.
Getting old is like climbing a mountain; you get a little out of breath, but the view is much better!
I don't believe in rules. I would be happy to be climbing a pyramid when I'm 70. And I know I will be.
I'm an adrenaline junkie. I love climbing crazy trees or cliffs, which doesn't make my mom very happy.
If it had been possible to build the Tower of Babel without climbing it, it would have been permitted.
I have different shoes for different types of climbing, six or seven different shoes that I alternate.
Through climbing, I've learned to find goals and work toward them. That's just the way I love to live.
If the reason for climbing Mt. Everest is that it's hard to do, why does everyone go up the easy side?
Alcohol, firearms and a 4 wheel drive can go a long ways towards making a rain day into a fun rest day.
There's something about shooting webs out of my wrists and climbing up things that just makes me happy.
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.
If one door closes and another does not open, try climbing thru a window, either way, make your way in.
Everyone praises the views you get from mountain tops, but no one talks about the views that they block.
There's no magic to running far or climbing Everest. Endurance is mental strength. It's all about heart.
Never measure the height of a mountain until you have reached the top. Then you will see how low it was.
We are all in motion. Always. Those who are not climbing toward something are descending toward nothing.
I was 5 when I went up my first 10,000 ft mountain, with my parents, and I have been climbing ever since.
I fantasize about everything; being a fireman, an Indian chief, climbing mountains. Anything is possible.
To put your life in danger from time to time... breeds a saneness in dealing with day-to-day trivialities.
Climbing is not a battle with the elements, nor against the law of gravity. It's a battle against oneself.
It is right precious to behold The first long surf of climbing light Flood all the thirsty east with gold.
In some ways, climbing in the clouds is comforting. You can no longer see how high off the ground you are.
In many climbing cultures, it seems that dirty ethics and poor style are acceptable. In mine they are not.
The art of climbing is to go where you go knowing that you could die, but you don't die. That is adventure.
There's something about being afraid, about being small, about enforced humility that draws me to climbing.
Climbing is great, and I don't think I'll ever tire of it, because there are so many different disciplines.
When mountain-climbing is made too easy, the spiritual effect the mountain exercises vanishes into the air.
I was always in hospital as a kid: I had a tumour on my knee, lots of broken bones. I loved climbing trees.
Nothing substitutes a large apprenticeship, a heap of experiences which converts into the base of intuition.
For me an adventure is something that I can take an active part in but that I don't have total control over.
It's the journey toward doing these harder climbs that really gives value to the whole activity of climbing.
I'm an outdoor nut. If I'm not working, I'm on a tractor on my farm, hunting, fishing or climbing a mountain.
Climbing to the top demands strength, whether it is to the top of Mount Everest or to the top of your career.
If in normal conditions it is skill, which counts, in such extreme situations, it is the spirit, which saves.
I would never bring a flag on the summit. If somebody is climbing for a country he is not normal, he is sick.
Do you ever find yourself climbing into an open grave during a bombing raid and wish you'd just stayed in bed?
To use an image, making a film is like climbing a mountain or crossing an ocean. Every day has its challenges.
When life gets tangled there's something so reassuring about climbing a mountain. The challenge is unambiguous.
Our first thought is always for those on life's first rung, and how we might increase their chances of climbing.
I've always been incapable of accepting fate, and I've always refused to die, and that has helped me to survive.
I like reading, writing, hiking, camping, free running, surfing, rock climbing, long boarding, and so much more.
The distinguishing mark of true adventures, is that it is often no fun at all while they are actually happening.
It is a fine thing to be out on the hills alone. A man can hardly be a beast or a fool alone on a great mountain.
Bouldering is like masturbation: not as good as the real thing but you don't need to worry about your protection.
Every time I go out and do something, Hans panics and starts trying to beat me. He's like a dog humping your leg.
I am climbing to the top Of the tallest darkest tree I need to know Where heaven stops What lies Beyond the dream
Every step, whether at high school or at college or at the NFL, I had to climb and crawl and scratch to get there.
Lying on the ceiling. Refusing to go to school. Not opening up to me. Climbing water towers. "No, she's all right."
Growing older is like climbing a mountain: the higher you get, the more strength you need, but the further you see.