Alex Lowe

It's wonderful to be back. Back among the mountains that remind us of our vulnerability, our ultimate lack of control over the world we live in. Mountains that demand humility, and yield so much peace in return. ”

When you remove the risk, you remove the challenge. When you remove the challenge, you wither on the vine. ”

The best climber is the one who has the most fun. ”

Climbing is a journey without culmination. ”

It's the journey toward doing these harder climbs that really gives value to the whole activity of climbing. ”

I would let climbing slide away if I had to maintain my relationship with my family. Because it really is the big adventure. ”

I've definitely got lists of things I'd love to accomplish as a climber. But let's face it: The world's full of climbers, and the realm of unexplored, unclimbed peaks is shrinking rapidly. ”

I happily claim expertise in no single aspect of climbing, which is what has kept the passion burning hot all these years. ”

Inspiring passion in family and friends has more enduring value than just staying alive for them. ”

There are people who can't bear to fail. Those people are on the short track as far as their careers go. You have to push hard, do hard things. But you also have to be able to say, 'OK, today's not the day.' ”