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. Annie Smith Peck
Climbing K2 or floating the Grand Canyon in an inner tube; there are some things one would rather have done than do. Edward abbey
Climbing to the top demands strength, whether it is to the top of Mount Everest or to the top of your career. Abdul kalam
Housework is a breeze. Cooking is a pleasant diversion. Putting up a retaining wall is a lark. But teaching is like climbing a mountain. Fawn M. Brodie
I love surfing, rock climbing, cycling - all that stuff. But it's just amazing that I can inspire people with my running. It's humbling, really. Dean Karnazes
I think climbing is less a sport and more a hobby, and as such, I think everybody's a beginning climber. Alex Lowe
Identifying and overcoming natural fear is one of the pleasing struggles intrinsic to climbing. Alex Lowe
It's the journey toward doing these harder climbs that really gives value to the whole activity of climbing. Alex Lowe
Life is easy when you're hot. But what happens when the ball bounces the other way? You just keep getting back up and climbing up. Bill Walton
There are two things that are more difficult than making an after-dinner speech: climbing a wall which is leaning toward you and kissing a girl who is leaning away from you. Winston churchill