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Quotes

Wise words for hard moments...

Sometimes you have no clue how to continue, whether on a steep mountain, in your armchair or behind your desk. 


But the 7summits.com quotes come to the rescue! We have collected a bunch of motivating, humorous and serious qoutes from famous and not so famous people.

Most of them relate to mountaineering in one way or another although even we don't always see the connection :-)




Motivational climbing quote 1:

"Doubly happy, however, is the man to whom lofty mountain tops are within reach." -- John Muir


Motivational climbing quote 2:

"Don't fall now or we'll both go." -- attributed to Layton Kor to numerous of his partners.


Motivational climbing quote 3:

"This centre of heaven, This core of earth, This heart of the world. Fenced round with snow. The headland of all rivers, Where the mountains are high and The land is pure." -- Tibetan poem, 8-9th century


Motivational climbing quote 4:

"Teachers open the door, but you must enter by yourself." -- Chinese Proverb


Motivational climbing quote 5:

"Today's climber...carries his courage in his rucksack...Faith in equipment has replaced faith in oneself. " -- Reinhold Messner



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