There are two kinds of climbers: those who climb because their heart sings when they're in the mountains, and all the rest.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Climbing has a lot of themes that are applicable to people, no matter who you are.
When you go to the mountains, you see them and you admire them. In a sense, they give you a challenge, and you try to express that challenge by climbing them.
The best climber in the world is the one that has the most fun.
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.
When you are on a climb, you always pick out people's words of encouragement, and it can push us on, without doubt.
I enjoy every climb - maybe it's because it's a literal dance between life and death.
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.
To me, climbing is like eating or drinking. I have to do it; it's part of my life.
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