The backside of mountain is a fight against human nature," he said. "You have to care as much about yourself on the way down as you did on the way up.

- Mitch Albom

For me it's not climbing but moving them. It's knowing that no mountain is too high enough for my Father. It's seeking for a more personal experience with my creator, a deeper understanding.

- Kat Romero

For the stone from the top for geologists, the knowledge of the limits of endurance for the doctors, but above all for the spirit of adventure to keep alive the soul of man.

- George Mallory

I thought climbing the Devil's Thumb would fix all that was wrong with my life. In the end, of course, it changed almost nothing. But I came to appreciate that mountains make poor receptacles for dreams.

- Jon Krakauer

The harder you fall, the heavier your heart; the heavier your heart, the stronger you climb; the stronger you climb, the higher your pedestal.

- Criss Jami