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Rock Climber Inspirational Quotes (214)

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A lot of people think that when you have grand scenery, such as you have in Yosemite, that photography must be easy.
Galen Rowell
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My ambition was to become the best climber and I never did. I think that goal was a wrong goal. A better one is to put more emphasis on enjoyment and on getting a rounded experience and on things like friendship, rather than on sheer achievement.
Royal Robbins
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There are strong people who aren't able to climb. It's about reading the rock, knowing how to position your body and having the tenacity to not let go.
Chris Sharma
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It is pain that ages us, not years.
Bonnie Prudden
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When I climb a building, I've been there already, and carefully planned how to start the climb as well as how to do it.
Alain Robert
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I've accepted the fact that there's a beginning and end to everything. All species are born, evolve, and then die off. We're going through the 6th great extinction and the large mammals are going first and, you know what - we're large mammals!
Yvon Chouinard
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I never wanted to be a businessman I was a craftsman and good at working with my hands. At some point, I decided that this company is my best resource. Patagonia now exists to put into practice all the things that smart people are saying we have to do not only to save the planet but to save the economy.
Yvon Chouinard
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When I was 12, I forgot the keys to my parent's apartment. So I simply climbed up seven floors to get in.
Alain Robert
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The climbing as a whole is not very esthetic or enjoyable it is merely difficult.
Yvon Chouinard
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I like to control the risk I take. And when risk is taken out of my hands, it frustrates me.
Kevin Jorgeson
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So all of these companies that are going for the big growth, if it continues for any length of time, will outlast their resources and outlast their customers and go belly-up. And that's why these huge companies have massive layoffs all the time.
Yvon Chouinard
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Hiring people with diverse backgrounds brings in a flexibility of thought and openness to new ways of doing things, as opposed to hiring clones from business schools who have been taught a codified way of doing business.
Yvon Chouinard
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My best vacation is your worst nightmare.
Jim Bridwell
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You climb to the summit and there is nothing there.
Yvon Chouinard
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Man or woman, you have to have the mental characteristics, the ability to concentrate, the focus, the flexibility, where women have the advantage, and strength-to-weight ratio. It does depend on the raw power.
Lynn Hill
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Keep it fun. Don't take it too seriously. At the same time, when you do feel inspired, take it seriously, too.
Chris Sharma
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In climbing, a fundamental thing is to want to do something you've never done before. That's the beauty of climbing, whether you're a girl or boy, seasoned veteran or beginner. You're not sure you'll be able to do this, but you try, and discovering you are capable is an amazing experience and an amazing feeling.
Chris Sharma
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We're a part of nature. As we destroy nature, we destroy ourselves. It's a selfish thing to want to protect nature.
Yvon Chouinard
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I almost never set out to photograph a landscape, nor do I think of my camera as a means of recording a mountain or an animal unless I absolutely need a 'record shot'. My first thought is always of light.
Galen Rowell
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If we limit our vision to the real world, we will forever be fighting on the minus side of things, working only too make our photographs equal to what we see out there, but no better.
Galen Rowell
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I like to have a connection with the elements and the earth. Rock is the skin of the planet, and you can learn something from the rock, but you need to communicate with element. You have to be part of the element, not fight it.
Fred Nicole
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Before the deed comes the thought. Before the achievement comes the dream. Every mountain we climb, we first climb in our mind.
Royal Robbins
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Height has nothing to do with it, it is your strength that counts.
Lynn Hill
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Doubt is the enemy of success.
Jim Bridwell
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