Alpinism Quotes:

Alpinism places unique demands on its practitioners.

- Steve House

source: Source: www.omnivoracious.com

topic: Unique, Demand, Alpinism

Definition: Alpinism is the art of going through the mountains confronting the greatest dangers with the biggest of cares. What we call art here, is the application of a knowledge to an action.

- Rene Daumal

topic: Art, Climbing, Mountain, Alpinism

Within alpinism's narrow framework we seek transcendence and relentlessly pursue what remains hidden from us on flat ground: our true selves.

- Steve House

topic: Self, Framework, Transcendence, Alpinism

For me, the value of a climb is the sum of three inseparable elements, all equally important: aesthetics, history, and ethics. Together they form the whole basis of my concept of alpinism. Some people see no more in climbing mountains than an escape from the harsh realities of modern times. This is not only uninformed but unfair. I don’t deny that there can be an element of escapism in mountaineering, but this should never overshadow its real essence, which is not escape but victory over your own human frailty.

- Walter Bonatti

topic: Real, Climbing, Essence, Escapism, Aesthetics

Many would argue that alpinism is art, not sport.

- Steve House

source: Steve House, Scott Johnston (2014). “Training for the New Alpinism: A Manual for the Climber as Athlete”, p.39, Patagonia

topic: Sports, Art, Arguing, Alpinism

I can respect the gulf that separates alpinism from a running race and still appreciate that the physiology that accounts for endurance is the same if you are running a foot race in the city park or front pointing up the second ice field on the north face of the Eiger.

- Steve House

source: Source: www.omnivoracious.com

topic: Running, Feet, Race, Alpinism, City Parks