There were no mountains where I grew up, but even then, they rose in my imagination.
Here are ten related perspectives.
- “The summit is what drives us, but the climb itself is what matters.” — Conrad Anker
- “There’s no glory in climbing a mountain if all you want to do is to get to the top. It’s experiencing the climb itself — in all its moments of revelation, heartbreak, and fatigue — that has to be the goal.” — Karyn Kusama
- “I learn something every time I go into the mountains.” — Michael Kennedy
- “Going to the mountains is like going home.” — John Muir
- “Fresh air is as good for the mind as for the body. Nature always seems to be trying to talk to us as if she had some great secret to tell. And so she has.” — John Lubbock
- “Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.” — Henry David Thoreau
- “It is in the wild places, where the edge of the earth meets the corners of the sky, the human spirit is fed.” — Art Wolfe
- “Birds have always had the ability to bring me out of a dark space and provide relief in bad times.” — Jason Ward
- “Not just beautiful, though — the stars are like the trees in the forest, alive and breathing. And they’re watching me.” — Haruki Murakami
- “Embrace your local nature — it’s not necessarily going to look like these mountain-top moments. There’s so much more than just the baseline of what you think exists. You probably know the biggest park in your city, but you probably don’t know a park that’s within a mile of your house that would blow your mind.” — Pattie Gonia
