We are now in the mountains and they are in us, kindling enthusiasm, making every nerve quiver, filling every pore and cell of us.
Every mountain top is within reach if you just keep climbing.
Who wouldn't be a mountaineer! Up here all the world's prizes seem nothing.
One day's exposure to mountains is better than a cartload of books.
If you stay intent and your ability warrants it, you will eventually reach the top of the mountain.
As long as I live, I’ll hear waterfalls and birds and winds sing. I’ll interpret the rocks, learn the language of flood, storm, and the avalanche. I’ll acquaint myself with the glaciers and wild gardens, and get as near the heart of the world as I can.
How you climb a mountain is more important than reaching the top.
Strong motivation is the most important factor in getting you to the top.
Why climb Mount Everest? Because it’s there.
I’d rather be in the mountains thinking of God, than in church thinking about the mountains.
You don’t climb mountains without a team, you don’t climb mountains without being fit, you don’t climb mountains without being prepared and you don’t climb mountains without balancing the risks and rewards. And you never climb a mountain on accident – it has to be intentional.
I didn’t go up there to die. I went up there to live.