“You have to be honest with yourself that in the end no one really cares - you do it for yourself. Everyone must decide for him or herself how much risk he or she wants to take. Risk is not measurable and is always dependent on the individual. You need to know that it is impossible to indefinitely push your limits: higher, faster, better. Eventually you reach a peak and then it goes back down. I believe it’s important that you don’t lose your passion and that you enjoy the outdoors and challenging yourself, no matter what your level is.”

― Steve House

“No single mountain ever came to me...so I always go to them”

― Erik Tanghe

“All my life, I have never felt as happy on Earth as when I'm getting closer to the sky.”

― Erhard Loretan

'Mount Everest, you beat me the first time, but I'll beat you the next time because you've grown all you are going to grow... but I'm still growing!'

― Edmund Hillary

'Why do you want to climb Mt. Everest, Sir?'

'Because it is there.'

― George Leigh Mallory