Top 15 Climbing Quotes (2024 Update)

1. “It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.”

— Edmund Hillary

Also featured in: Positivity Quotes, Reflection Quotes, Challenges Quotes, Moving Quotes

2. “Who wouldn't be a mountaineer! Up here all the world's prizes seem nothing.”

— John Muir

Also featured in: Nature Quotes, Adventure Quotes, Mountain Quotes

3. “How you climb a mountain is more important than reaching the top.”

— Yvon Chouinard

Also featured in: Mountain Quotes

4. “You don’t climb mountains without a team, you don’t climb mountains without being fit, you don’t climb mountains without being prepared and you don’t climb mountains without balancing the risks and rewards. And you never climb a mountain on accident – it has to be intentional.”

— Mark Udall

Also featured in: Mountain Quotes

5. “The mountains are calling and I must go.”

— John Muir

Also featured in: Passion Quotes, Appreciation Quotes, Nature Quotes, Adventure Quotes

6. “Why climb Mount Everest? Because it’s there.”

— George Leigh Mallory

Also featured in: Clever Quotes, Adventure Quotes, Mountain Quotes

7. “Climbing to the top demands strength, whether it is to the top of Mount Everest or to the top of your career.”

— Abdul Kalam

Also featured in: Quotes About Strength, Excellence Quotes, Inspirational Career Quotes

8. “Keep close to Nature’s heart... and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean.”

— John Muir

Also featured in: Environment Quotes, Appreciation Quotes, Quotes About Heart, Nature Quotes, Travel Quotes

9. “It’s not an adventure until something goes wrong.”

— Yvon Chouinard

Also featured in: Risk-Taking Quotes, Adventure Quotes

10. “Don’t buy upgrades, ride up grades.”

— Eddy Merckx

Also featured in: Exercise Quotes

11. “True adventure begins when everything goes wrong.”

— Yvon Chouinard

Also featured in: Adventure Quotes

12. “Every mountain top is within reach if you just keep climbing.”

— Barry Finlay

Also featured in: Being Strong Quotes, Path Quotes, Adventure Quotes, Mountain Quotes

13. “With practice and focus, you can extend yourself far more than you ever believed possible.”

— Edmund Hillary

14. “I didn’t go up there to die. I went up there to live.”

— Reinhold Messner

Also featured in: Survival Quotes, Mountain Quotes

15. “Strong motivation is the most important factor in getting you to the top.”

— Edmund Hillary

Also featured in: Strong Quotes, Mountain Quotes