"Because it's there"
-- George L Mallory, British Mountaineer

“It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.”
--Edmund Hillary New Zealander mountain climber and Antarctic Explorer Famous for being first to succesfully climb Mount Everest

"You don't have to be a fantastic hero to do certain things - to compete. You can be just an ordinary chap, sufficiently motivated to reach challenging goals."
-- Sir Edmund Hillary

"No mountain is worth even a finger or a toe to frostbite. Return home is real success. Summit is only bonus".
--Alan Hinkes, British 8000er meter climber

“It was our preparation, knowledge and experience that kept us alive.”
--Rachel Kelsey, South African born British Mountaineer

“There can be no happiness if the things we believe in are different from the things we do.”
--Freya Stark (French adventurer and explorer 1893-1993)

“I am prepared to go anywhere, provided it be forward.”
--David Livingstone, Scottish missionary and explorer, 1813-1874

“The best way to observe a fish is to become a fish”
--Jacques Cousteau (French Explorer, 1910-1997)

“To awaken quite alone in a strange town is one of the pleasantest sensations in the world.”
--Freya Stark (French adventurer and explorer 1893-1993)

“Nobody climbs mountains for scientific reasons. Science is used to raise money for the expeditions, but you really climb for the hell of it.”
--Edmund Hillary

Mountains are not fair or unfair - they are just dangerous.
--Reinhold Messner, Tyroll seven summitter

Unusual travel suggestions are dancing lessons from God.
--Kurt Vonnegut, American writer

The mountains will always be there, the trick is to make sure you are too.
--Hervey Voge

You've climbed the highest mountain in the world. What's left ? It's all downhill from there. You've got to set your sights on something higher than Everest.
--Willi Unsoeld, First American Everest Summitter

Near the foot of the mountain we visited a yogi who dwelled in a hollow tunneled beneath a boulder. He pondered our notion of climbing Shivling and said: "First travel, then struggle, finally calm."
--Greg Child, Australian born American Climber/Adventure photographer&author

" - You guys going up ? - Yes, yes, we go up - You may be going a lot higher than you think!"
--Don Whillans (British mountaineer), to a Japanese party, while descending Eiger

"Bohong! Kalo ada yang bilang naik gunung enggak capek"
--Stiker di toko outdoor gears, Jl. Bratang, Surabaya