Mountains are not stadiums where I satisfy my ambition to achieve. They are the cathedrals where I practice my religion.
Extreme Sports
Brotherhood of the Bull
Portuguese bullfighters belong to a unique tradition. Bulls aren’t killed in the ring. Some participants, called forcados, are amateurs; they’re men who cement their
Surfer Garrett McNamara, On surfing a calving glacier in Alaska
I have a large appetite for adventure, but when we got up close, I wanted to go home.I know people are interested in doing
Dean Karnazes, Ultra marathoner
Dean once ran 100 miles to the starting line of a marathon; ran 135 miles through Death Valley; ran 262 miles ‘out of body
Joe Pack, U.S Olympic aerial skier
It’s adrenaline, it’s fun to do anything exciting on the edge, and aerials take the cake out of everything. Every day it’s a new
George Leigh Mallory
If you cannot understand that there is something in a man which responds to the challenge of this mountain and goes out to meet
Walt Disney
It’s kind of fun to do the impossible.
W.J. Slim
When you cannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of action you should take – choose the bolder.
Eleanor Roosevelt
You must do the thing you think you cannot do.
Orison Sweet Marden
There is great power in a resolution that has no reservations in it — a strong, persistent, tenacious purpose — which burns all bridges