Top Ten Quotes About Hiking, Climbing & Mountaineering
Best Hiking, Climbing, Mountaineering & Outdoors Quotes
Come on now, admit it — you love quotes. I know you do. You do, I do, we all do. Quotes make the world go ’round. So why not sift through the mud and find the best of the best?
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Top 10 quotes about climbing, hiking, mountaineering and the outdoors
- “It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.” -– Edmund Hillary
- “It’s always further than it looks. It’s always taller than it looks. And it’s always harder than it looks. (The three rules of mountaineering)” — Author unknown
- “I only went for a walk, and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in.” — John Muir
- “He who climbs upon the highest mountains laughs at all tragedies, real or imaginary.” — Friedrich Nietzsche
- “There is no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing.” — Sir Rannulph Fiennes
- “May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds.” — Edward Abbey
- “In the mountains there are only two grades: You can either do it, or you can’t.” — Rusty Baille
- “Getting to the top is optional. Getting down is mandatory.” — Ed Viesturs
- “Because in the end, you won’t remember the time you spent working in the office or mowing your lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain.” — Jack Kerouac
- “There are two kinds of climbers, those who climb because their heart sings when they’re in the mountains, and all the rest.” — Alex Lowe
Honorable mention
These quotes almost made the cut but weren’t quite top-ten material.
- “Mountains have a way of dealing with overconfidence.” — Hermann Buhl
- “Great things are done when men and mountains meet.” — William Blake
- “Good judgment comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgment.” — Evan Hardin
- “Mountain climbing is extended periods of intense boredom, interrupted by occasional moments of sheer terror.” — Author unknown
- “When preparing to climb a mountain – pack a light heart.” — Dan May
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What did I miss?
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