Climbing Books, Quotes, & Words
If climbers can't be out climbing, then they like to read about it. Get book reviews, inspiring climbing quotes, and climbing essays here.
Doug Robinson Quote
Here’s a wonderful quote from Doug Robinson about the deeper reasons we climb and the transcendental experience climbing offers.
Here’s a wonderful quote from Doug Robinson about the deeper reasons we climb and the transcendental experience climbing offers.
Ed Webster Climbing Quote
Ed Webster, one of the America's great mountaineers, just about died after making the first ascent of Mt. Everest's Kangshung Face. Here he relates what it's like climbing at high altitudes without extra oxygen.
Ed Webster, one of the America's great mountaineers, just about died after making the first ascent of Mt. Everest's Kangshung Face. Here he relates what it's like climbing at high altitudes without extra oxygen.
Walter Bonatti Climbing Quote
Italian climber Walter Bonatti is one of the great mountaineers of the 20th century. Here's a quote from him about the value of climbing.
Italian climber Walter Bonatti is one of the great mountaineers of the 20th century. Here's a quote from him about the value of climbing.
Royal Robbins Climbing Quote
Royal Robbins, one of America's pioneering big wall climbers in the late 1950s and 1960s, offers a great quote about his first ascent of the West Face of El Capitan in Yosemite.
Royal Robbins, one of America's pioneering big wall climbers in the late 1950s and 1960s, offers a great quote about his first ascent of the West Face of El Capitan in Yosemite.
Dark Summit — The True Story of Everest’s Most Controversial Season
Book review of "The Dark Summit — The True Story of Everest’s Most Controversial Season" by Nick Heil about Mount Everest and death and disaster on its north flank in 2006.
Book review of "The Dark Summit — The True Story of Everest’s Most Controversial Season" by Nick Heil about Mount Everest and death and disaster on its north flank in 2006.
Giusto Gervasutti Quote
Read this great quote about why we climb from famed Italian climber and mountaineer Giusto Gervasutti, who was simply one of the best alpinists in the 1930s and 1940s.
Read this great quote about why we climb from famed Italian climber and mountaineer Giusto Gervasutti, who was simply one of the best alpinists in the 1930s and 1940s.
Yvon Chouinard Quote
Here's a quote from Yvon Chouinard, founder of Patagonia, about the transcendental experience of climbing the first ascent of the Muir Wall in 1965.
Here's a quote from Yvon Chouinard, founder of Patagonia, about the transcendental experience of climbing the first ascent of the Muir Wall in 1965.
Tom Patey Quote
Here's a sardonic quote from The Art of Climbing Down Gracefully by the great Scottish climber Tom Patey.
Here's a sardonic quote from The Art of Climbing Down Gracefully by the great Scottish climber Tom Patey.
Jon Krakauer Quote
Here's a quote from writer and climber Jon Krakauer, author of Into Thin Air, about his attempt to solo climb a fearsome wall on Devil Thumb in Alaska.
Here's a quote from writer and climber Jon Krakauer, author of Into Thin Air, about his attempt to solo climb a fearsome wall on Devil Thumb in Alaska.
Daniel Duane Quote
Check out this quote about climbing El Capitan in Yosemite Valley by novelist and writer Daniel Duane.
Check out this quote about climbing El Capitan in Yosemite Valley by novelist and writer Daniel Duane.
John Gill Quote
Here's a great quote about John Gill, the father of American bouldering, from Pueblo boulderer Curt Shannon.
Here's a great quote about John Gill, the father of American bouldering, from Pueblo boulderer Curt Shannon.
Reinhold Messner Climbing Quote
Here's a great climbing quote from Italian mountaineer Reinhold Messner, one of the greatest alpinists of the 20th century and the first to climb all the 8,000-meter peaks.
Here's a great climbing quote from Italian mountaineer Reinhold Messner, one of the greatest alpinists of the 20th century and the first to climb all the 8,000-meter peaks.
Mark Twight Climbing Quote
Here's a quote about extreme alpinism by the 1980s master mountaineer Mark Twight, one of the best American alpinists.
Here's a quote about extreme alpinism by the 1980s master mountaineer Mark Twight, one of the best American alpinists.
Chuck Pratt Climbing Quote
A quote about rock climbing by Chuck Pratt, one of the greatest Yosemite climbers in the 1960s.
A quote about rock climbing by Chuck Pratt, one of the greatest Yosemite climbers in the 1960s.
Joe Simpson Climbing Quote
Check out this climbing quote from famed British mountaineer Joe Simpson's book This Game of Ghosts.
Check out this climbing quote from famed British mountaineer Joe Simpson's book This Game of Ghosts.
Lynn Hill Climbing Quote
Here's a quote about rock climbing from Lynn Hill, one of the best all-around climbers in the world.
Here's a quote about rock climbing from Lynn Hill, one of the best all-around climbers in the world.