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I may climb perhaps to no great heights, but I will climb alone.

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

I'm not afraid of heights. I rock climb. I can repel off the side of a building.

One of the reasons I wrote 'The Fall' is that climbing's more than a sport, it's a way of life. When you're in it, it's all you think about.

Climbing is what I do.

I've always hated the danger part of climbing, and it's great to come down again because it's safe.

When I fall, I fall hard.

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