“ The scar on my chest, the beating of my heart, and the mountains that fostered my appreciation for the cold, hard, natural world—these were the few things that mattered. Daniel Wallock
“ As de Saussure said, risk-taking brings with it its own reward: it keeps a "continual agitation alive" in the heart. Hope, fear. Hope, fear - this is the fundamental rhythm of mountaineering. Life, it… Robert Macfarlane
“ And I said, 'That is why you don't climb mountains, Gwen.' But now I wonder. You aren't afraid of heights.""No", she said. "Not particularly.""Only missteps."She paused midstroke. Did he mean to imply… Meredith Duran
“ As the darkness deepened, the sky was streaked with veins of red, the last low beats of a dying sun. Against this scarlet canopy the hulk of the Rust Road's twin peaks stood tall, mountains of metal,… Dean F. Wilson
“ Ah yes I know them well who was the first person in the universe before there was anybody that made it all who ah that they dont know neither do I so there you are they might as well try to stop the s… James Joyce
“ Rain is disagreeable, but snow is as much part of the mountain as are sunshine and clear skies. Gaston Rébuffat
“ It comforted her, in the confused unhappy welter of her emotions, to see the mountains always tranquil, remote, in their lonely splendour; untouchable, serenely inviolate. It was an obscure comfort to… Anna Kavan
“ In his life he too, like all people, had harboured ideas and dreams. Some he had fulfilled for himself; some had been granted to him. Many things had remained out of reach, or barely had he reached th… Robert Seethaler
“ The greatest gift of life on the mountain is time. Time to think or not think, read or not read, scribble or not scribble -- to sleep and cook and walk in the woods, to sit and stare at the shapes of… Philip Connors
“ I like geography best, he said, because your mountains & rivers know the secret. Pay no attention to boundaries. Brian Andreas
“ I always found in myself a dread of west and love of east. Where I ever got such an idea I cannot say, unless it could be that morning came over the peaks of the Gabilans and the night drifted back fr… John Steinbeck
“ Every child knows its mother, Dany thought. When the seas go dry and the mountains blow in the wind like leaves. George R.R. Martin
“ When you stand at the bottom of the mountain and look up at the mountaintop, the path looks hard and stony, and the top is obscured by clouds. But when you reach the top and you look down, you realize… Roz Savage
“ Only lost photographs that were never taken know what my mind speaks of when we are alone together. Daniel J. Rice
“ Speaking of happiness, those distinctive moments are found outdoors – in the fall, in the winter and always in the mountains where people are few, wildlife is abundant and there is peace in the quiet. Donna Lynn Hope
“ This isn't about keeping mountains looking pretty. Ending mountaintop removal is about keeping humanity alive. Rivera Sun
“ You’re telling me that CERN dugout millions of tons of earth just to smash tiny particles?”Kohler shrugged. “Sometimes to find truth, one must move mountains. Dan Brown
