Raha Moharrak Quotes

Why do I want to be challenged or have challenges? That's why I don't go climb mountains.

I'm always looking for a new challenge. There are a lot of mountains to climb out there. When I run out of mountains, I'll build a new one.

Who ever would have thought that I'd be running a marathon? Certainly not me, but it's amazing where life leads you if you're willing to live passionately!

There is no joy involved in climbing mountains, there is simply the challenge, the self-invented challenge, the play.

There's a wonderful saying that's dead wrong. 'Why did you climb the mountain?' 'I climbed the mountain because it was there.' That's utter nonsense...You climbed the mountain because you were there, and you were curious if you could do it. You wondered what it would be like.

You can't call it an adventure unless it's tinged with danger. The greatest danger in life, though, is not taking the adventure at all. To have the objective of a life of ease is death. I think we've all got to go after our own Everest.

Maybe it was the challenge of flight, the opportunity to fly, the competition of summer camp and the inspiration and discipline of West Point. I think all of those things helped me to develop a dedication and inspired me to get ahead.

Nobody climbs mountains for scientific reasons. Science is used to raise money for the expeditions, but you really climb for the hell of it.

Lots of people let it go by and never accomplish what they want. I just wanted to see what I could do.

I may climb perhaps to no great heights, but I will climb alone.

Every man should pull a boat over a mountain once in his life.

I act because I have to, because I need to find out whether I can do it or not - that's what drives me and excites me and lights me up.

I know that when I'm standing alone below a thousand-foot wall, looking up and considering a climb, my sponsors are the furthest thing from my mind. If I'm going to take risks, they are going to be for myself - not for any company.

I really believe in challenging myself, pushing myself to new places.

The only mountain that I would still like to climb: I'd like to break 85.

I began to do this thing I do of giving myself a class every day, and trying to experiment and push further. I don't mean to say I knew everything, because I didn't, but I would do what I knew and then push beyond that and see what else I could find.

I'm a believer in challenging myself and overcoming challenges by doing things I've never done before.

Climbing is all about freedom, the freedom to go beyond all the rules and take a chance, to experience something new, to gain insight into human nature.

I guess I should say I like to do things that people say you can't do.

I like to take on challenges.

I want to scare myself when I choose what I want to work on.

I don't need to come back to Everest.

You have to challenge yourself and things happen from there.

The goal of climbing big, dangerous mountains should be to attain some sort of spiritual and personal growth, but this won't happen if you compromise away the entire process.

The experienced mountain climber is not intimidated by a mountain - he is inspired by it.