The best climber in the world is the one that has the most fun.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The best climber is the one who has the most fun.
I think climbing is less a sport and more a hobby, and as such, I think everybody's a beginning climber.
People say, 'Are you insane?' But the most successful climbers are the most calculating, with the most refined sense of risk. They're hyper-conscious of safety. They're the least insane people I know.
I've definitely got lists of things I'd love to accomplish as a climber. But let's face it: The world's full of climbers, and the realm of unexplored, unclimbed peaks is shrinking rapidly.
I feel like I'm climbing as well, if not better, than ever.
Climbing is what I do.
I don't regard myself as a cracking good climber. I'm just strong in the back. I have a lot of enthusiasm, and I'm good on ice.
There are two kinds of climbers: those who climb because their heart sings when they're in the mountains, and all the rest.
I enjoy every climb - maybe it's because it's a literal dance between life and death.
Climbing is unadulterated hard labor. The only real pleasure is the satisfaction of going where no man has been before and where few can follow.