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Somewhere between the bottom of the climb and the summit is the answer to the mystery why we climb.
Take my camel, dear,' said my aunt Dot, climbing down from that animal on her return from high Mass.
Don't point your finger to the heights your children should go. Start climbing and they will follow.
There's something ever egotistical in mountain-tops and towers, and all other grand and lofty things.
Getting old is like climbing a mountain; you get a little out of breath, but the view is much better!
If it had been possible to build the Tower of Babel without climbing it, it would have been permitted.
I don't believe in rules. I would be happy to be climbing a pyramid when I'm 70. And I know I will be.
I'm an adrenaline junkie. I love climbing crazy trees or cliffs, which doesn't make my mom very happy.
I have different shoes for different types of climbing, six or seven different shoes that I alternate.
If one door closes and another does not open, try climbing thru a window, either way, make your way in.
There's something about shooting webs out of my wrists and climbing up things that just makes me happy.
Alcohol, firearms and a 4 wheel drive can go a long ways towards making a rain day into a fun rest day.
I may not be able to pull on the smallest of holds, but those I can pull on I can pull on all day long.
Never measure the height of a mountain until you have reached the top. Then you will see how low it was.
We are all in motion. Always. Those who are not climbing toward something are descending toward nothing.
I fantasize about everything; being a fireman, an Indian chief, climbing mountains. Anything is possible.
It is right precious to behold The first long surf of climbing light Flood all the thirsty east with gold.
In many climbing cultures, it seems that dirty ethics and poor style are acceptable. In mine they are not.
To put your life in danger from time to time... breeds a saneness in dealing with day-to-day trivialities.
Climbing is not a battle with the elements, nor against the law of gravity. It's a battle against oneself.
When mountain-climbing is made too easy, the spiritual effect the mountain exercises vanishes into the air.
I was always in hospital as a kid: I had a tumour on my knee, lots of broken bones. I loved climbing trees.
For me an adventure is something that I can take an active part in but that I don't have total control over.
Climbing to the top demands strength, whether it is to the top of Mount Everest or to the top of your career.
I'm an outdoor nut. If I'm not working, I'm on a tractor on my farm, hunting, fishing or climbing a mountain.
To use an image, making a film is like climbing a mountain or crossing an ocean. Every day has its challenges.
Do you ever find yourself climbing into an open grave during a bombing raid and wish you'd just stayed in bed?
When life gets tangled there's something so reassuring about climbing a mountain. The challenge is unambiguous.
The distinguishing mark of true adventures, is that it is often no fun at all while they are actually happening.
Our first thought is always for those on life's first rung, and how we might increase their chances of climbing.
I like reading, writing, hiking, camping, free running, surfing, rock climbing, long boarding, and so much more.
Every time I go out and do something, Hans panics and starts trying to beat me. He's like a dog humping your leg.
It is a fine thing to be out on the hills alone. A man can hardly be a beast or a fool alone on a great mountain.
Bouldering is like masturbation: not as good as the real thing but you don't need to worry about your protection.
I am climbing to the top Of the tallest darkest tree I need to know Where heaven stops What lies Beyond the dream
Every step, whether at high school or at college or at the NFL, I had to climb and crawl and scratch to get there.
Only if you have been in the deepest valley, can you ever know how magnificent it is to be on the highest mountain.
Growing older is like climbing a mountain: the higher you get, the more strength you need, but the further you see.
Lying on the ceiling. Refusing to go to school. Not opening up to me. Climbing water towers. "No, she's all right."
I love the beach and rock climbing and boxing and nature, so I like to stay away from my phone as much as possible.
Ambition often puts Men upon doing the meanest offices; so climbing is performed in the same position with creeping.
I'm an action transvestite really, so it's running, jumping, climbing trees putting on make-up when you're up there!
Everytime I see the Spice Girls, it makes me want to try to fly by climbing my roof and strapping bricks to my shoes.
The problem with spending your life climbing up the ladder is that you will go right past Jesus, for he's coming down.
New frameworks are like climbing a mountain - the larger view encompasses rather than rejects the more restricted view.
Climbing the economic ladder has been very hard for me; I still feel a great deal of guilt towards those I left behind.
The hope or climbing aspiration of a divine child is to receive and achieve Peace, Light and Bliss in infinite measure.
Writing is not an amusing occupation. It is a combination of ditch-digging, mountain-climbing, treadmill and childbirth.
Hello there. I'm out social climbing, but if you leave your name and number and if you're anybody, I'll get back to you.