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The types of climbing that I choose to do I'm good at justifying. I do really try and pick things that I'm going to live through. I don't want to die, and I'm relatively cautious. I play with that line all the time. I want things that are very exciting, so much so that they can feel almost spiritual.

Climbing is what I do.

The thing that I've always believed is that you have to follow your passion, and if climbing is your calling in life and your craft, to not do it is a tragedy. I am always going to encourage my children to follow their passions and dreams, whatever they are.

All my life the only thing I've been good at has been climbing and throwing myself off big things.

I feel like I'm climbing as well, if not better, than ever.

Through climbing, I've learned to find goals and work toward them. That's just the way I love to live.

There's something about being afraid, about being small, about enforced humility that draws me to climbing.

To me, climbing is like eating or drinking. I have to do it; it's part of my life.

Identifying and overcoming natural fear is one of the pleasing struggles intrinsic to climbing.

When you are on a climb, you always pick out people's words of encouragement, and it can push us on, without doubt.