Quotes Tagged With :mountaineering

As de Saussure said, risk-taking brings with it its own reward: it keeps a "continual agitation alive"....

Mountaineers are one of the few groups to celebrate before the finish line. More mountaineers die on....

There was a shepherd the other day up at Findon Fair who had come from the east by Lewes with sheep,....

A healthy person that uses medical oxygen to perform their job on a daily basis should expect to eventually....

He wasn't a great man, but he had a great life.

Climbing has taught me many lessons, one of the most important being, just how ever-present death is.....

Working on the summit of Mauna Kea was comparable to working on the hospital pulmonary ward with sick....

Getting to the top is optional. Getting down is mandatory.

The real flight of this hawk is impending.Still,this bird is yet to be tested for real.Though I have....

Those who travel to mountain-tops are half in love with themselves, and half in love with oblivion.