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138 Best Mountain Quotes to Inspire You 2024

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Whether you’re someone who admires the towering beauty of mountains from afar or up close, there’s no denying how fascinating they are.

From the unpredictable wilderness to the unmerciful weather, there’s so many ways that conquering mountains can help shape you as a person.

So if you love the outdoors and want some inspiration, check out this ultimate list of mountain quotes , designed to inspire the adventurer in you and help you overcome the mountains you face in life, literally and metaphorically.

Short Mountain Quotes

There are plenty of short mountain quotes and one liners that sum up the peaks, they are perfect for social media captions but also as slogans for T-shirts or mugs etc.

“The best view comes after the hardest climb.” – Unknown
“The mountains are calling and I must go.” – John Muir
“It’s not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.” – Unknown
“Hike more. Worry Less.” – Unknown
“Go where you feel most alive.” – Unknown
“Nothing lives long, Only the earth and mountains.” – Dee Brown
“How wild it was to let it be.” – Cheryl Strayed
“Life is better in hiking boots.” – Unknown

Short Quotes on Mountains

“Coffee, Mountains, Adventure” – Unknown
“All good things are wild and free.” – Unknown
“Go wild, for a while” – Unknown
“Going to the mountains is like going home” – John Muir
“If you think you’ve peaked, find a new mountain.” – Unknown
“When preparing to climb a mountain, pack a light heart.” – Dan May
“A little more altitude, a little less attitude” – Unknown
“Each fresh peak ascended teaches something.” – Sir Martin Conway

Mountain Instagram Captions

“When everything feels like an uphill struggle, think of the view from the top” – Unknown
“Every mountain top is within reach if you just keep climbing.” – Barry Finlay
“Climb the mountain so you can see the world, not so the world can see you.” – David McCullough Jr.
“You are not in the mountains. The mountains are in you.” – John Muir
“Getting to the top is optional. Getting down is mandatory.” – Ed Viesturs
“When life gives you mountains put on your boots and hike.” – Unknown

Captions about Mountains

“Life’s a bit like mountaineering – never look down.” – Sir Edmund Hillary
“The climb speaks to our character, but the view, I think, to our souls.” – Lori Lansens
“The top of one mountain is always the bottom of another.” – Marianne Williamson
“If you need me, you can find me in the mountains” – Unknown
“There’s no time to be bored in world as beautiful as this” – Unknown
“Mountains are earth’s undecaying monuments.” – Nathaniel Hawthorne
“The most dangerous thing you can do in life is play it safe.’’ – Casey Neistat

Quotes about Climbing Mountains

“The summit is what drives us, but the climb itself is what matters.” – Conrad Anker
“Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you’re climbing it.” – Andy Rooney
“Climb the mountain not to plant your flag, but to embrace the challenge, enjoy the air and behold the view. Climb it so you can see the world, not so the world can see you.” ― David McCullough Jr.
“Stop staring at mountains. Climb them instead, yes, it’s a harder process but it will lead you to a better view.” – Unknown
“Climbing is my art; I get so much joy and gratification from it.” – Jimmy Chin
“Somewhere between the bottom of the climb and the summit is the answer to the mystery why we climb.” – Greg Child

Quotes on Climbing Mountains

“He who climbs upon the highest mountains laughs at all tragedies, real or imaginary.” ― Friedrich Nietzsche
“The higher you climb on the mountain, the harder the wind blows.” – Sam Cummings
“You keep putting one foot in front of the other, and then one day you look back and you’ve climbed a mountain.” – Tom Hiddleston
“Highest of heights, I climb this mountain and feel one with the rock and grit and solitude echoing back at me.” – Bradley Chicho
“The experienced mountain climber is not intimidated by a mountain – he is inspired by it.” – William Arthur Ward
“Our task, regarding creativity, is to help children climb their own mountains, as high as possible. No one can do more.” – Loris Malaguzzi

Inspirational Mountain Quotes for Instagram

“Always be thankful for the little things… even the smallest mountains can hide the most breathtaking views!” – Nyki Mack
“Over every mountain, there is a path, although it may not be seen from the valley.” – Theodore Roethke
“Although I deeply love oceans , deserts, and other wild landscapes, it is only mountains that beckon me with that sort of painful magnetic pull to walk deeper and deeper into their beauty.” – Victoria Erikson
“Mountains know secrets we need to learn. That it might take time, it might be hard, but if you just hold on long enough, you will find the strength to rise up.” – Tyler Knott
“ Nature is one of the most underutilized treasures in life. It has the power to unburden hearts and reconnect to that inner place of peace.” – Janice Anderson

Best Caption about Mountains

“It isn’t the mountains ahead that wear you out; it’s the pebble in your shoe.” – Muhammad Ali
“I like the mountains because they make me feel small. They help me sort out what’s important in life.”― Mark Obmascik
“In the presence of eternity, the mountains are as transient as the clouds.”– Robert Green Ingersoll
“May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds.” – Edward Abbey
“If you cannot understand that there is something in man which responds to the challenge of this mountain and goes out to meet it, that the struggle is the struggle of life itself upward and forever upward, then you won’t see why we go.” – Edmund Hillary

Mountain Captions and View Quotes

“And into the mountains I go to lose my mind and find my soul” – John Muir
“Mountains are the beginning and the end of all natural scenery.” – John Ruskin
“Wherever we go in the mountains, we find more than we seek” – John Muir
“Only mountains can feel the frozen warmth of the sun through snow’s gentle caress on their peaks.” – Munia Khan
“I love to sit on a mountain top and gaze. I don’t think of anything but the people I care about and the view.” – Julian Lennon
“Life sucks a lot less when you add mountain air, a campfire and some peace and quiet.” -Brooke Hampton

Top of Mountain Quotes

“What a glorious greeting the sun gives the mountains” – John Muir
“The mountains whisper for me to wander; my soul hikes to the call.” – Angie Weiland-Crosby
“You’re off to Great Places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, so… get on your way!” – Dr. Seuss
“I slow down when hiking . The rhythm of nature is more leisurely. The sun comes up, it moves across the sky, and you begin to synchronize to that rhythm.” – John Mackey
“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.” – Sylvester Stallone

Motivational Mountain Sayings

“May your dreams be larger than mountains and may you have the courage to scale their summits.” – Harley King
“There are two kinds of climbers: those who climb because their heart sings when they’re in the mountains, and all the rest.” – Alex Lowe
“Earth and sky, woods and fields, lakes and rivers, the mountain and the sea , are excellent schoolmasters, and teach some of us more that what we could learn from books.” – John Lubbock
“When faced with a large project, remember you move a mountain one stone at a time.” – Catherine Pulsifer
“The farthest mountain is the one you think you can never reach and it may even be just by the side of you!” – Mehmet Murat ildan
“Mountains are only a problem when they are bigger than you. You should develop yourself so much that you become bigger than the mountains you face.” – Idowu Koyenikan

Mountain Vibes Quotes

“When the sun is shining I can do anything; no mountain is too high, no trouble too difficult to overcome.” – Wilma Rudolph
“Our peace shall stand as firm as rocky mountains.” – William Shakespeare
“I learn something every time I go into the mountains.” – Michael Kennedy
“You cannot stay on the summit forever; you have to come down again. So why bother in the first place? Just this: What is above knows what is below, but what is below does not know what is above. One climbs, one sees. One descends, one sees no longer, but one has seen.” – Rene Daumal

Mountain Top Quotes and Best View Quotes

“Never measure the height of a mountain until you reach the top. Then you will see how low it was.” – Dag Hammerskjold
“The way up to the top of the mountain is always longer than you think. Don’t fool yourself, the moment will arrive when what seemed so near is still very far.” — Paulo Coelho
“The choices we make lead up to actual experiences. It is one thing to decide to climb a mountain. It is quite another to be on top of it.” – Herbert A. Simon
“When you stand at the bottom of the mountain and look up at the mountaintop, the path looks hard and stony, and the top is obscured by clouds. But when you reach the top and you look down, you realize that there are a thousand paths that could have brought you to that place.” – Roz Savage

Quotes about Mountains and Love

“I’ve realized that at the top of the mountain, there’s another mountain.” – Andrew Garfield
“The cliche is that life is a mountain. You go up, reach the top and then go down.” – Jeanne Moreau
“Those who travel to mountain-tops are half in love with themselves, and half in love with oblivion.” – Robert Macfarlane
“Only when you drink from the river of silence shall you indeed sing. And when you have reached the mountain top, then you shall begin to climb. And when the earth shall claim your limbs, then shall you truly dance.” – Khalil Gibran
“The only Zen you can find on the tops of mountains is the Zen you bring up there.“ – Robert M. Pirsig
“I am convinced that the jealous, the angry, the bitter and the egotistical are the first to race to the top of mountains. A confident person enjoys the journey, the people they meet along the way and sees life not as a competition.” – Shannon L. Alder

Life Quotes about Mountains

“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far they can go.” – T.S. Eliot
“It is better to master one mountain than a thousand foothills.” – William Arthur Ward
“Mountains are created to be conquered; adversities are designed to be defeated; problems are sent to be solved.” – William Arthur Ward
“If you are faced with a mountain, you have several options. You can climb it and cross to the other side. You can go around it. You can dig under it. You can fly over it. You can blow it up. You can ignore it and pretend it’s not there. You can turn around and go back the way you came. Or you can stay on the mountain and make it your home.”— Vera Nazarian
“Every man should pull a boat over a mountain once in his life.” – Werner Herzog

Quotes for Mountain View

“Your faith can move mountains and your doubt can create them.” – Swami Vivekananda
“The mountains were his masters. They rimmed in life. They were the cup of reality, beyond growth, beyond struggle and death. They were his absolute unity in the midst of eternal change.” ― Thomas Wolfe
“Human life is far more important than just getting to the top of a mountain.” – Edmund Hillary
“Everybody wants to reach the peak, but there is no growth on the top of a mountain. It is in the valley that we slog through the lush grass and rich soil, learning and becoming what enables us to summit life’s next peak.” – Andy Andrews
“Accidents on big mountains happen when people’s ambitions cloud their good judgment. Good climbing is about climbing with heart and with instinct, not ambition and pride.” – Bear Grylls

Quotes about Mountaineering

“No matter how tall the mountain is, it cannot block the sun.” – Chinese Proverb
“Great things are done when men and mountains meet.” – William Blake
“If adventure has a final and all-embracing motive, it is surely this: we go out because it is our nature to go out, to climb mountains, and to paddle rivers, to fly to the planets and plunge into the depths of the oceans… When man ceases to do these things, he is no longer man.” – Wilfrid Noyce
“So this was what a mountain was like, the same as a person: the more you know, the less you fear.” – Wu Ming-Yi
“You need mountains, long staircases don’t make good hikers.” – Amit Kalantri
“Mountains have a way of dealing with overconfidence.” – Hermann Buhl

Mountain Related Quotes

“There is no such sense of solitude as that which we experience upon the silent and vast elevations of great mountains. Lifted high above the level of human sounds and habitations, among the wild expanses and colossal features of Nature , we are thrilled in our loneliness with a strange fear and elation – an ascent above the reach of life’s expectations or companionship, and the tremblings of a wild and undefined misgivings.” – J. Sheridan Le Fanu
“Without mountains, we might find ourselves relieved that we can avoid the pain of the ascent, but we will forever miss the thrill of the summit. And in such a terribly scandalous trade-off, it is the absence of pain that becomes the thief of life.” – Craig D. Lounsbrough
“Chasing angels or fleeing demons, go to the mountains”– Jeffrey Rasley
“Purposes, plans, and achievements of men may all disappear like a yon cloud upon the mountain’s summit; but, like the mountain itself, the things which are of God shall stand fast for ever and ever.” – Charles Spurgeon

Best Mountain Quotes Funny

Action-peaked adventure.
Don’t sweat the tall stuff.
The Climb Minister.
Mount me in!
Three hikes and you’re out.
Right up your valley.
Canyon help me out?
From crags to riches.
Mount your blessings.

Funny Mountain Puns

Let’s tall it a day.
One more climb.
Right as terrain.
Choose whatever you hike.
On your hike.
I’m on a winning peak.
The mountain of youth.
Let’s play hide and peak.
This is in mount condition.
You need to change your altitude.
Ain’t no mountain highland enough.

Mountain View Quotes and Mountain Climbing Quotes

“Because in the end, you won’t remember the time you spent working in an office or mowing the lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain”. – Jack Kerouac
“It isn’t the mountain ahead that wears you out; it’s the grain of sand in your shoe.” – Robert W. Service
“Getting to the top of any given mountain was considered much less important than how one got there: prestige was earned by tackling the most unforgiving routes with minimal equipment, in the boldest style imaginable.” – Jon Krakauer
“Once Everest was determined to be the highest summit on earth, it was only a matter of time before people decided that Everest needed to be climbed”. – Jon Krakauer
“Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity” – John Muir
“Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature ’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop away from you like the leaves of Autumn.” — John Muir
“Man can climb to the highest summits, but he cannot dwell there long.” – George Bernard Shaw

Caption on Mountains and Mountain Love Quotes

131. “Mountains are not Stadiums where I satisfy my ambition to achieve, they are the cathedrals where I practise my religion.” – Anatoli Boukreev

132. “You can’t move mountains by whispering at them”. – Pink

133. “We are now in the mountains and they are in us, kindling enthusiasm, making every nerve quiver, filling every pore and cell of us”. – John Muir

134. “Never measure the height of a mountain until you have reached the top. Then you will see how low it was.” – Dag Hammarskjold

135. “I like the mountains because they make me feel small, Jeff says. They help me sort out what’s important in life”. ― Mark Obmascik (Halfway to Heaven)

136. “The mountain remains unmoved at seeming defeat by the mist.”

137. “You never climb the same mountain twice, not even in memory. Memory rebuilds the mountain, changes the weather, retells the jokes, remakes all the moves.”“You never climb the same mountain twice, not even in memory. Memory rebuilds the mountain, changes the weather, retells the jokes, remakes all the moves”. – Lito Tejada-Flores

138. “There is no wifi in the mountains, but I promise you will find a better connection.”

That’s 138 Quotes about Mountain View

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101 of the Best Mountain Quotes to Inspire Your Grand Adventures

What is it about mountains that encapsulates our greatest adventures and triumph? Is it their unpredictable force and unmerciful weather? Their towering, grandiose height? Their demanding presence?

Humans have always been fascinated with mountains: admiring their beauty from afar and from their summits, attempting to reach the top of even the tallest and most treacherous mountains.

Even our legendary heroes and gods live among mountains. We are fascinated with the stories and quotes about mountains, the challenges we face climbing them, their role in nature, and of course their symbol for life: our journey, struggles, and triumphs.

In no particular order, I have put together a list of the 101 of the best mountain quotes (as well as some forest and trekking quotes) to inspire you to appreciate the journey, overcome your obstacles, and summit mountains – both literally and metaphorically.

Get outside and adventure on!

101 Best Mountain Quotes

1. “without mountains, we might find ourselves relieved that we can avoid the pain of the ascent, but we will forever miss the thrill of the summit. and in such a terribly scandalous trade-off, it is the absence of pain that becomes the thief of life.” – craig d. lounsbrough.

This adventure-inspiring quote by Craig Lounsbrough encapsulates why we love mountains. Even though climbing them is painful, difficult, and sometimes deathly dangerous, mountains teach us that there is no summit without a struggle. Life would be excruciatingly boring without challenges and thrill. And without pain, how could we know bliss? Without struggle, how could we now happiness?

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2. “In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.” – John Muir

3. “The mountains are calling and I must go.” – John Muir

4. “oh, these vast, calm, measureless mountain days, days in whose light everything seems equally divine, opening a thousand windows to show us, god.” – john muir, 5. “the coniferous forests of the yosemite park, and of the sierra in general, surpass all others of their kind in america, or indeed the world, not only in the size and beauty of the trees, but in the number of species assembled together, and the grandeur of the mountains they are growing on.” – john muir.

6. “Everybody wants to reach the peak, but there is no growth on the top of a mountain. It is in the valley that we slog through, the lush grass and rich soil, learning and becoming what enables us to summit life’s next peak.” – Andy Andrews

This is one of my favorite top of the mountain quotes , where Andy Andrews does a fantastic job encapsulating the importance of life’s journey. Sure, there is a great accomplishment in the summit, but growth and learning happen along the way. It is that growth that enables us to continue to reach our life goals.

7. “Climb the mountains and get their good tidings.” – John Muir

8. “i’ve realized that at the top of the mountain, there’s another mountain.” – andrew garfield, 9. “i am losing precious days. i am degenerating into a machine for making money. i am learning nothing in this trivial world of men. i must break away and get out into the mountains to learn the news” – john muir.

John Muir talks about the importance of nature and humans’ symbiotic relationship with it a lot. I like this mountain quote because it makes me think about the importance of money in our modern world. Is that truly how we should spend our days, in the quest of making money? Or will none of this matter in the end?

For me, getting into the mountains and nature itself teaches me about what is important in life, and what I can live without. When all you can carry are your necessities, you realize how the extra stuff just weighs you down.

10. “The choices we make lead up to actual experiences. It is one thing to decide to climb a mountain. It is quite another to be on top of it.” – Herbert A. Simon

This is another one of my favorite mountain quotes by Herbert A. Simon. It is one thing to decide to climb a mountain, but quite another thing to actually reach the summit. In other words, there is a huge difference between saying you will do something and the actions that follow; don’t just talk the talk, but walk the walk. You are your actions, not your words.

11. “Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity” – John Muir

12. “accidents on big mountains happen when people’s ambitions cloud their good judgment. good climbing is about climbing with heart and with instinct, not ambition and pride.” – bear grylls, 13. “the special forces gave me the self-confidence to do some extraordinary things in my life. climbing everest then cemented my belief in myself.” – bear grylls, 14. “and if these mountains had eyes, they would wake to find two strangers in their fences, standing in admiration as a breathing red pours its tinge upon earth’s shore. these mountains, which have seen untold sunrises, long to thunder praise but stand reverent, silent so that man’s weak praise should be given god’s attention.” – donald miller.

15. “I learn something every time I go into the mountains.” – Michael Kennedy

16. “every mountain top is within reach if you just keep climbing.” – barry finlay, 17. “you don’t need to climb a mountain to know that it’s high.” – paulo coelho, 18. “i think i mainly climb mountains because i get a great deal of enjoyment out of it. i never attempt to analyze these things too thoroughly, but i think that all mountaineers do get a great deal of satisfaction out of overcoming some challenge which they think is very difficult for them, or which perhaps may be a little dangerous.” – edmund hillary.

Ah, well said. Sure there is a lot to learn from the mountains and nature, but sometimes getting out into the mountains is simply about enjoying them. Of course, there is immense satisfaction and accomplishment from overcoming them that keeps us coming back, despite the pain, freezing cold snow and winds, and dangers along the way.

19. “It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.” – Edmund Hillary

I am a huge fan of this quote about mountains! Probably because I can completely relate. Conquering an adventure goal – or reaching the summit – of a mountain is about the challenges we conquer along the way. Ultimately, it’s not about setting out to conquer something else, but the internal journey, challenges, and resolution within ourselves.

20. ”Human life is far more important than just getting to the top of a mountain.” – Edmund Hillary

21. “when you go to the mountains, you see them and you admire them. in a sense, they give you a challenge, and you try to express that challenge by climbing them.” – edmund hillary, 22. “despite all i have seen and experienced, i still get the same simple thrill out of glimpsing a tiny patch of snow in a high mountain gully and feel the same urge to climb towards it.” – edmund hillary, 23. “pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love and reverence.” – henry david thoreau.

24. “An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.” – Henry David Thoreau

25. “the secret of the mountain is that the mountains simply exist, as i do myself: the mountains exist simply, which i do not. the mountains have no “meaning,” they are meaning; the mountains are. the sun is round. i ring with life, and the mountains ring, and when i can hear it, there is a ringing that we share. i understand all this, not in my mind but in my heart, knowing how meaningless it is to try to capture what cannot be expressed, knowing that mere words will remain when i read it all again, another day.” – peter matthiessen, 26. “over every mountain, there is a path, although it may not be seen from the valley.” – theodore roethke, 27. “may your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. may your mountains rise into and above the clouds.” – edward abbey.

This is one of my favorite quotes about mountains. To me, it means that the most amazing views – in other words, some of the most breathtaking moments – are not easy to reach. Rather, the harder the climb, the better the view.

And I think this says a lot about life. What makes reaching a goal so satisfactory are the struggles you must overcome along the way.

28. “The lake and the mountains have become my landscape, my real world.” – Georges Simenon

29. “bald as the bare mountain tops are bald, with a baldness full of grandeur.” – matthew arnold, 30. “while on top of everest, i looked across the valley towards the great peak makalu and mentally worked out a route about how it could be climbed. it showed me that even though i was standing on top of the world, it wasn’t the end of everything. i was still looking beyond to other interesting challenges.” – edmund hillary.

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31. “I slow down when hiking. The rhythm of nature is more leisurely. The sun comes up, it moves across the sky, and you begin to synchronize to that rhythm. – John Mackey

32. “the violets in the mountains have broken the rocks.” – tennessee williams.

33. “He who climbs upon the highest mountains laughs at all tragedies, real or imaginary.” – Friedrich Nietzsche

34. “nature is my springboard. from her, i get my initial impetus. i have tried to relate the visible drama of mountains, trees, and bleached fields with the fantasy of wind blowing and changing colors and forms.” – milton avery, 35. “tis distance lends enchantment to the view, and robes the mountain in its azure hue.” – thomas campbell, 36. “what would be ugly in a garden constitutes beauty in a mountain.” – victor hugo, 37. “earth and sky, woods and fields, lakes and rivers, the mountain and the sea, are excellent schoolmasters, and teach some of us more than we can ever learn from books.” – john lubbock.

38. “If the path be beautiful, let us not ask where it leads.” – Anatole France

39. “my father considered a walk among the mountains as the equivalent of churchgoing.” – aldous huxley, 40. “never measure the height of a mountain until you have reached the top. then you will see how low it was.” – dag hammarskjold, 41. “if you cannot understand that there is something in man which responds to the challenge of this mountain and goes out to meet it, that the struggle is the struggle of life itself upward and forever upward, then you won’t see why we go.” – edmund hillary, 42. “i am losing precious days. i am degenerating into a machine for making money. i am learning nothing in this trivial world of men. i must break away and get out into the mountains to learn the news” – john muir.

43. “Mountains are earth’s undecaying monuments.” – Nathaniel Hawthorne

44. “whenever the pressure of our complex city life thins my blood and numbs my brain, i seek relief in the trail; and when i hear the coyote wailing to the yellow dawn, my cares fall from me – i am happy.” – hamlin garland.

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45. “Give me odorous at sunrise a garden of beautiful flowers where I can walk undisturbed.” – Walt Whitman

46. “reading about nature is fine, but if a person walks in the woods and listens carefully, he can learn more than what is in books, for they speak with the voice of god.” – george washington carver, 47. “the ground we walk on, the plants and creatures, the clouds above constantly dissolving into new formations – each gift of nature possessing its own radiant energy, bound together by cosmic harmony.” – ruth bernhard.

48. “Mountains are only a problem when they are bigger than you. You should develop yourself so much that you become bigger than the mountains you face.” – Idowu Koyenikan

49. “we must walk consciously only part way toward our goal, and then leap in the dark to our success.” – henry david thoreau, 50. “i understood at a very early age that in nature, i felt everything i should feel in church but never did. walking in the woods, i felt in touch with the universe and with the spirit of the universe.” – alice walker, 51. “in my afternoon walk, i would fain forget all my morning occupations and my obligations to society.” – henry david thoreau, 52. “i think, every time i’m on the mountain, i’m just so thankful to be there.” – chloe kim.

53. “A forest bird never wants a cage.” – Henrik Ibsen

54. “climb the mountain not to plant your flag, but to embrace the challenge, enjoy the air and behold the view. climb it so you can see the world, not so the world can see you.” – david mccullough jr..

I am a huge fan of this quote by David McCullough Jr. I think it’s important to remember, you do not conquer your fears and overcome obstacles for an audience, but for bettering yourself. This is an internal journey – climbing mountains and life itself. Climb so you can see the world, not so that the world can see you.

55. “I’m always astonished by a forest. It makes me realize that the fantasy of nature is much larger than my own fantasy. I still have things to learn.” – Gunter Grass

56. “chasing angels or fleeing demons, go to the mountains.” – jeffrey rasley, 57. “somewhere between the bottom of the climb and the summit is the answer to the mystery why we climb.” – greg child.

58. “Mountains are the beginning and the end of all natural scenery.” – John Ruskin

59. “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, 60. “what is straight a line can be straight, or a street, but the human heart, oh, no, it’s curved like a road through mountains.” – tennessee williams, 61. “today is your day your mountain is waiting, so… get on your way” – dr. seuss, 62. “a trail through the mountains, if used, becomes a path in a short time, but, if unused, becomes blocked by grass in an equally short time.” – mencius.

63. “You need mountains, long staircases don’t make good hikers.” – Amit Kalantri

This quote about mountains makes me laugh because – well – it’s true. Long staircases do not make good hikers, mountains do. And the same goes for anything else you do in life. If you want to be good at something, that is exactly what you need to practice.

64. “The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.” – John Muir

65. “it isn’t the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it’s the pebble in your shoe.” – muhammad ali, 66. “climb if you will, but remember that courage and strength are nought without prudence, and that a momentary negligence may destroy the happiness of a lifetime. do nothing in haste; look well to each step; and from the beginning think what may be the end.” – edward whymper.

67. “Life’s a bit like mountaineering – never look down.” – Edmund Hillary

68. “and if someday, my sons ask, “dad, why did you choose to climb” smiling, i’ll reply, i climbed so you could fly.” – mekael shane, 69. “the top of one mountain is always the bottom of another.” – marianne williamson, 70. “only when you drink from the river of silence shall you indeed sing. and when you have reached the mountain top, then you shall begin to climb. and when the earth shall claim your limbs, then shall you truly dance.” – khalil gibran, 71. “any road followed precisely to its end leads precisely nowhere. climb the mountain just a little bit to test it’s a mountain. from the top of the mountain, you cannot see the mountain.” – frank herbert.

72. “The summit is what drives us, but the climb itself is what matters.” – Conrad Anker

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73. “I take all day to climb mountains and then spend about 10 minutes at the top admiring the view.” – Sebastian Thrun

74. “men climb mountains, scale heights, venture into the unexplored to prove to other men it can be done.” – mother angelica, 75. “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.” – sylvester stallone, 76. “highest of heights, i climb this mountain and feel one with the rock and grit and solitude echoing back at me.” – bradley chicho.

77. “Man can climb to the highest summits, but he cannot dwell there long.” – George Bernard Shaw

78. “there are two kinds of climbers: those who climb because their heart sings when they’re in the mountains, and all the rest.” – alex lowe, 79. “you don’t climb mountains without a team, you don’t climb mountains without being fit, you don’t climb mountains without being prepared and you don’t climb mountains without balancing the risks and rewards. and you never climb a mountain on accident – it has to be intentional.” – mark udall, 80. “women need opportunity and encouragement. if a girl can climb mountains, she can do anything positive within her field of work.” – samina baig, 81. “if we choose to walk into a forest where a tiger lives, we are taking a chance. if we swim in a river where crocodiles live, we are taking a chance. if we visit the desert or climb a mountain or enter a swamp where snakes have managed to survive, we are taking a chance.” – peter benchley.

82. “Mountains terrify me – they just sit about; they are so proud.“ – Sylvia Plath

83. “the mountains are a demanding, cold place, and they don’t allow for mistakes.” – conrad anker, 84. “the only zen you can find on the tops of mountains is the zen you bring up there.“ – robert m. pirsig, 85. “in the presence of eternity, the mountains are as transient as the clouds.” – robert green ingersoll, 86. “if you want to train for big mountain endeavors, spend time in big mountains.” – jimmy chin.

87. “You can’t move mountains by whispering at them.” – Pink

88. “if a man walks in the woods for love of them half of each day, he is in danger of being regarded as a loafer. but if he spends his days as a speculator, shearing off those woods and making the earth bald before her time, he is deemed an industrious and enterprising citizen.” – henry david thoreau, 89. “mountains are like the great equalizer. it doesn’t matter who anyone is or what they do.” – jimmy chin, 90. “as a professional climber, that’s the question you always get: why, why, why it’s an ineffable thing; you can’t describe it.” – jimmy chin, 91. “nobody climbs mountains for scientific reasons. science is used to raise money for the expeditions, but you really climb for the hell of it.” – edmund hillary.

92. “Our peace shall stand as firm as rocky mountains.” – William Shakespeare

93. “the mainstream audience has a certain picture of what climbing is all about: man conquering mountain. but you can’t conquer a mountain, though it may conquer you.” – jimmy chin.

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94. “The greatest gift of life on the mountain is time. Time to think or not think, read or not read, scribble or not scribble — to sleep and cook and walk in the woods, to sit and stare at the shapes of the hills. I produce nothing but words; I consumer nothing but food, a little propane, a little firewood. By being utterly useless in the calculations of the culture at large I become useful, at last, to myself.” – Philip Connors

95. “there is no such sense of solitude as that which we experience upon the silent and vast elevations of great mountains. lifted high above the level of human sounds and habitations, among the wild expanses and colossal features of nature, we are thrilled in our loneliness with a strange fear and elation – an ascent above the reach of life’s expectations or companionship, and the tremblings of a wild and undefined misgivings.” – j. sheridan le fanu, 96. “on climbs, there is a general way we manage fear. we look at things objectively, separating out perceived risk from real risk. you can really bring down the level of fear by knowing the real risks and setting aside the others. you also know that panicking just makes things worse.” – jimmy chin.

97. “Climbing is my art; I get so much joy and gratification from it.” – Jimmy Chin

98. “may your dreams be larger than mountains and may you have the courage to scale their summits.” – harley king, 99. “although i deeply love oceans, deserts, and other wild landscapes, it is only mountains that beckon me with that sort of painful magnetic pull to walk deeper and deeper into their beauty.” – victoria erikson, 100. “over every mountain, there is a path, although it may not be seen from the valley.” theodore roethke.

101. “When the sun is shining I can do anything; no mountain is too high, no trouble too difficult to overcome.” – Wilma Rudolph

So there you have it! 101 of the best quotes about mountains to inspire you to get outside, learn something about yourself, and conquer your fears! Climbing mountains aren’t just about reaching the summit but overcoming the challenges and obstacles along the way with the people in your life you trust and love.

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91 Inspirational Climbing Mountains Captions and Quotes to Reach New Heights

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Climbing mountains is not just a physical feat, but a mental and emotional challenge that requires perseverance, determination, and grit.

It’s no wonder that climbers and mountaineers are often drawn to inspirational quotes and captions that capture the essence of their experiences.

From the thrill of summiting a peak to the struggles of pushing through exhaustion and doubt, there are countless quotes and captions that speak to the highs and lows of mountain climbing.

Whether you’re seeking motivation to tackle your next climb, looking to reflect on past achievements, or simply hoping to capture the essence of this exhilarating pursuit, climbing mountains captions and quotes can provide inspiration and encouragement on your journey. So, let’s explore the best quotes and captions for climbing mountains and discover the power of these awe-inspiring peaks.

Top 10 Climbing Mountains Captions and Quotes

1. “Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop away from you like the leaves of autumn.” — John Muir

2. “As a professional climber, that’s the question you always get: Why, why, why? It’s an ineffable thing; you can’t describe it.” — Jimmy Chin

3. “A mountaintop is not simply an elevation, but an island, a world within a world, a place out of place.” — Paul Gruchow

4. “There are two kinds of climbers: those who climb because their heart sings when they’re in the mountains, and all the rest.” — Alex Lowe

5. “Somewhere between the bottom of the climb and the summit is the answer to the mystery why we climb.” — Greg Child

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6. “You cannot stay on the summit forever; you have to come down again. So why bother in the first place? Just this: What is above knows what is below, but what is below does not know what is above. One climbs, one sees. One descends, one sees no longer, but one has seen.” — Rene Daumal

7. “I’ve done a lot of thinking about fear. For me the crucial question is not how to climb without fear that’s impossible – but how to deal with it when it creeps into your nerve endings.” — Alex Honnold

8. “The climb speaks to our character, but the view, I think, to our souls.” — Lori Lansens

9.”Without mountains, we might find ourselves relieved that we can avoid the pain of the ascent, but we will forever miss the thrill of the summit. And in such a terribly scandalous trade-off, it is the absence of pain that becomes the thief of life.” — Craig D. Lounsbrough

10. “The summit is what drives us, but the climb itself is what matters.” — Conrad Anker

Best Climbing Mountains Captions and Quotes

11. “Stressed out? Climb. Avoiding life? Climb. Living life? Climb. Need Friends? Climb. Are you alive? Climb.”

12. “Because in the end, you won’t remember the time you spent working in an office or mowing the lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain.” — Jack Kerouac

13. “Despite all I have seen and experienced, I still get the same simple thrill out of glimpsing a tiny patch of snow in a high mountain gully and feel the same urge to climb towards it.” — Edmund Hillary

14. “Accidents on big mountains happen when people’s ambitions cloud their good judgment. Good climbing is about climbing with heart and with instinct, not ambition and pride.” — Bear Grylls

15. “Climbing is as close as we can come to flying” — Margaret Young

16. “When preparing to climb a mountain – pack a light heart.” — Dan May “

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17. “Keep close to Nature’s heart… and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean. “— John Muir

18. “Only when you drink from the river of silence shall you indeed sing. And when you have reached the mountain top, then you shall begin to climb. And when the earth shall claim your limbs, then shall you truly dance.” — Khalil Gibran

19. “Climbing is an artistic, creative thing; it’s about being spontaneous, traveling, seeing the world, hanging out. It’s a balance of setting goals while enjoying the process, being ambitious without being too competitive.” — Chris Sharma

20. “Don’t climb mountains so that people can see you. Climb mountains that you can see the world.” — David McCullough

21. “Mountains are both journey and destination. They summon us to climb their slopes, explore their canyons, and attempt their summits.” — TA Loeffler

22. “I feel a hint of pity for those who don’t get to experience the crisp air and excitement of mountain climbing. Are they ever really awake?” — Tommy Caldwell

23. “You can’t fall if you don’t climb, but there’s no joy in living your entire life on the ground.”

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24. “Nobody climbs mountains for scientific reasons. Science is used to raise money for the expeditions, but you really climb for the hell of it.” — Edmund Hillary

25. “Stressed out? Climb. Avoiding life? Climb. Living life? Climb. Need Friends? Climb. Are you alive? Climb.”

26. “Climb if you will, but remember that courage and strength are nought without prudence, and that a momentary negligence may destroy the happiness of a lifetime. Do nothing in haste; look well to each step; and from the beginning think what may be the end.” — Edward Whymper

27. “Stop staring at mountains. Climb them instead, yes, it’s a harder process but it will lead you to a better view.”

28. “You cannot stay on the summit forever; you have to come down again. So why bother in the first place? Just this: What is above knows what is below, but what is below does not know what is above. One climbs, one sees. One descends, one sees no longer, but one has seen.” — Rene Daumal

29. “Never measure the height of a mountain until you have reached the top. Then you will see how low it was.” – Dag Hammarskjold

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30. “You never climb the same mountain twice, not even in memory. Memory rebuilds the mountain, changes the weather, retells the jokes, remakes all the moves.” — Lito Tejada-Flores

31. “Mountain top: the place where life finds the purest meaning of freedom.” — Vinicius Montgomery

32. “The way up to the top of the mountain is always longer than you think. Don’t fool yourself, the moment will arrive when what seemed so near is still very far.” — Paulo Coelho

33. “Climbing and soloing aren’t worth dying for, but they are worth risking dying for.” — Todd Skinner

34. “Great things are done when men and mountains meet; This is not done by jostling in the street.” — William Blake

35. “I can’t understand why men make all this fuss about Everest — it’s only a mountain.” — Junko Tabei (first woman to climb Everest)

36. “You don’t need to climb a mountain to know that it’s high.” — Paulo Coelho

37. “You think more about the mountain you climbed when you are at the foothills, not when you are at the top! What you think at the top is the things you left below!” — Mehmet Murat ildan

38. “Getting to the top of any given mountain was considered much less important than how one got there: prestige was earned by tackling the most unforgiving routes with minimal equipment, in the boldest style imaginable.” — Jon Krakauer

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39. “Each fresh peak ascended teaches something.” — Sir Martin Convay

40. “ Life is a mountain, climb it.”

41. “The best view comes after the hardest climb.”

42. “Every mountain top is within reach if you just keep climbing.”

43. “Life’s a climb but the view is great.”

44. “Climbing my way to bigger and better things.”

45. “ You must climb before you can enjoy the view.”

46. “Getting to the top is optional. Getting down is mandatory.” — Ed Viesturs

47. “Sometimes I wonder if the wall ever misses me back.”

48. “Every mountain top is within reach if you just keep climbing.” — Barry Finlay

49. “Clouds come and go, the mountain remains.” — Meeta Ahluwalia

50. “The top of one mountain is always the bottom of another.” — Marianne Williamson

51. “Climbing is as close as we can come to flying.” — Margaret Young

52. “Life is a mountain, climb it.”

53. “Life’s a climb but the view is great.”

54. “Each fresh peak ascended teaches something.” — Sir Martin Convay

55. “The best view is where the air is thin.”

56. “Drinking in this mountain view.”

57. “When preparing to climb a mountain – pack a light heart.” — Dan May

Inspirational Climbing Mountains Captions and Quotes

58. “Climbing is my art; I get so much joy and gratification from it.” — Jimmy Chin

59. “For the stone from the top for geologists, the knowledge of the limits of endurance for the doctors, but above all for the spirit of adventure to keep alive the soul of man.” — George Mallory

60. “Climb if you will, but remember that courage and strength are nought without prudence, and that a momentary negligence may destroy the happiness of a lifetime. Do nothing in haste; look well to each step; and from the beginning think what may be the end.” — Edward Whymper

61. “People ask me, ‘What is the use of climbing Mount Everest?’ and my answer must at once be, ‘It is of no use.’There is not the slightest prospect of any gain whatsoever. Oh, we may learn a little about the behaviour of the human body at high altitudes, and possibly medical men may turn our observation to some account for the purposes of aviation. But otherwise nothing will come of it. We shall not bring back a single bit of gold or silver, not a gem, nor any coal or iron… If you cannot understand that there is something in man which responds to the challenge of this mountain and goes out to meet it, that the struggle is the struggle of life itself upward and forever upward, then you won’t see why we go. What we get from this adventure is just sheer joy. And joy is, after all, the end of life. We do not live to eat and make money. We eat and make money to be able to live. That is what life means and what life is for.” — George Mallory

62. “Stop staring at mountains. Climb them instead, yes, it’s a harder process but it will lead you to a better view.”

63. “Mountains are not stadiums where I satisfy my ambition to achieve, they are the cathedrals where I practice my religion.” — Anatoli Boukreev

64. “I had discovered that I am the kind of person who cannot live comfortably, tolerably, on all-flat terrain. For the sake of inner equilibrium there has to be at least one mountain range on at least one of the four quarters of my horizon-and not more than a day’s walk away.” — Edward Abbey

65. “I appreciate why I come to the mountains: not to conquer them, but to immerse myself in their incomprehensible immensity – so much bigger than us; to better comprehend humanity and patience balanced in harmony with desire to push hard; to share what the hills offer; and to share it in the long term with good friends and ultimately my own sons. (Alex Lowe while on Shishapangma expedition right before he passed away in an avalanche).” — Jennifer Lowe-Anker

66. “I think I mainly climb mountains because I get a great deal of enjoyment out of it. I never attempt to analyze these things too thoroughly, but I think that all mountaineers do get a great deal of satisfaction out of overcoming some challenge which they think is very difficult for them, or which perhaps may be a little dangerous.” — Edmund Hillary

67. “Human life is far more important than just getting to the top of a mountain.” — Edmund Hillary

68. “If adventure has a final and all-embracing motive, it is surely this: we go out because it is our nature to go out, to climb mountains, and to paddle rivers, to fly to the planets and plunge into the depths of the oceans… When man ceases to do these things, he is no longer man.” – Wilfrid Noyce

69. “I thought climbing the Devil’s Thumb would fix all that was wrong with my life. In the end, of course, it changed almost nothing. But I came to appreciate that mountains make poor receptacles for dreams.” — Jon Krakauer

70. “He who climbs upon the highest mountains laughs at all tragedies, real or imaginary.” — Friedrich Neitszche

71. “I’ve realized that at the top of the mountain, there’s another mountain.” – Andrew Garfield

72. “I had never felt more alive, more happy to be living in the moment. My suffering stood on the horizon, like the mountain, contrasting comfort. It stood starkly against familiarity, above old limitations, and towered over complacency. The mountains added the beauty and depth to the landscape around me. I was pushing into a totally new realm and pushing towards my dream of testing my limits. It did not feel pleasant, not in this hour, but I forced myself to run the last mile.” — Rob Steger

73. “Mountains are not fair or unfair, they are just dangerous.” — Reinhold Messner

74. “As I hammered in the last bolt and staggered over the rim, it was not at all clear to me who was the conqueror and who was the conquered. I do recall that El Cap seemed to be in much better condition than I was.” — Warren Harding

75. “I love to sit on a mountain top and gaze. I don’t think of anything but the people I care about and the view.” — Julian Lennon

76. “Highest of heights, I climb this mountain and feel one with the rock and grit and solitude echoing back at me.” — Bradley Chicho

77. “The special forces gave me the self-confidence to do some extraordinary things in my life. Climbing Everest then cemented my belief in myself.” — Bear Grylls

78. “Boys climb hills “because they are there.” Men climb mountains because they know there is something beyond them and they want to see it. They want to see what is “behind,” “farther in,” and “deeper down.” Men are not afraid of what they will find. They know something is there because no matter where man has looked, there has always been more. Armchair explorers call that more “randomness.” Real explorers call it God.” — Jean-Michel Hansen

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79. “If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it!” — Michael Jordan

80. “The biggest wall you’ve gotta climb is the one in you build in your mind”

81. “Any road followed precisely to its end leads precisely nowhere. Climb the mountain just a little bit to test it’s a mountain. From the top of the mountain, you cannot see the mountain.” — Frank Herbert

82. “May your dreams be larger than mountains and may you have the courage to scale their summits.” — Harley King“

83. “When you stand at the bottom of the mountain and look up at the mountaintop, the path looks hard and stony, and the top is obscured by clouds. But when you reach the top and you look down, you realize that there are a thousand paths that could have brought you to that place.” — Roz Savage

84. “The choices we make lead up to actual experiences. It is one thing to decide to climb a mountain. It is quite another to be on top of it.” — Herbert A. Simon

85. “Life is a mountain, climb it.”

86. “Your mountain may be harder to climb but oh the view, the view is divine.” — Jennae Cecelia

87. “Everybody wants to reach the peak, but there is no growth on the top of a mountain. It is in the valley that we slog through the lush grass and rich soil, learning and becoming what enables us to summit life’s next peak.” — Andy Andrews

88. “When everything feels like an uphill struggle, think of the view from the top.”

89. “If you are faced with a mountain, you have several options. You can climb it and cross to the other side. You can go around it. You can dig under it. You can fly over it. You can blow it up. You can ignore it and pretend it’s not there. You can turn around and go back the way you came. Or you can stay on the mountain and make it your home.” — Vera Nazarian

90. “Keep moving through valleys to find your sight, As the dark becomes the light, Keep moving up mountains to find your strength, As you climb the hardest length.” — Laura Roberts

91. “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.” — Sylvester Stallone

Intrepid Scout's Favorite Climbing Maintains Captions and Quotes

“May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds.” — Edward Abbey
“The experienced mountain climber is not intimidated by a mountain, he is inspired by it.” — William Arthur Ward
“You are not in the mountains. The mountains are in you.” — John Muir
“The choices we make lead up to actual experiences. It is one thing to decide to climb a mountain. It is quite another to be on top of it.” — Herbert A. Simon
“The higher you climb on the mountain, the harder the wind blows.” — Sam Cummings
“I slow down when hiking. The rhythm of nature is more leisurely. The sun comes up, it moves across the sky, and you begin to synchronize to that rhythm.” — John Mackey
“You can’t climb up a mountain, with downhill thoughts.” — Zig Ziglar

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50 Mountain Quotes and Captions for Instagram

The towering peaks, serene valleys, and breathtaking vistas of mountains have a way of captivating our souls and leaving us in awe of the natural world. From John Muir’s timeless words to inspiring contemporary quotes, the allure of mountains has inspired countless adventurers, poets, and wanderers to share their wisdom about the majesty of these geological giants.

If you’re seeking the perfect words to accompany your mountain adventures on Instagram, you’ve come to the right place. In this collection of 50 mountain quotes and captions, I’ve curated the most inspirational, poetic, and thought-provoking words to enhance your journey through the peaks and valleys of life.

Mountain Quotes

“The mountains are calling, and I must go.” – John Muir
“Life is short. Mountains are tall. Adventure awaits.”
“Climb mountains not so the world can see you, but so you can see the world.”
“On top of mountains and beneath the stars.”
“Escape the ordinary, embrace the extraordinary.”
“Every mountain is within reach if you just keep climbing.”
“The higher you climb, the better the view.”
“In the mountains, you realize your smallness.”
“Mountains are the cathedrals where I practice my religion.”
“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Nelson Mandela
“Adventure awaits where the mountains meet the sky.”
“Find joy in the journey, and the mountains will reward you.”
“Climb the mountains and get their good tidings.” – John Muir
“Mountains have a way of dealing with overconfidence.”
“Summit smiles and mountain miles.”
“In the presence of eternity, the mountains are as transient as the clouds.” – Robert Green Ingersoll
“Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.”
“Nature’s stairmaster.”
“Live your life by a compass, not a clock.”
“The best view comes after the hardest climb.”
“Mountains are my happy place.”
“Every mountain top is within reach if you just keep climbing.” – Barry Finlay
“Elevate your perspective.”
“The mountains are a breath of fresh air for the soul.”
“Climbing mountains feeds the soul.”
“Hike more, worry less.”
“Above the clouds, where dreams touch the sky.”
“Adventure is out there, and it starts with mountains.”
“There are far better things ahead than the ones we leave behind.” – C.S. Lewis
“Mountains are the beginning and the end of all natural scenery.” – John Ruskin
“The mountains are a playground for the soul.”
“The top of one mountain is the bottom of the next, so keep climbing.”
“Life’s a climb, but the view is great.”
“It’s not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.” – Sir Edmund Hillary
“The world is big, and I want to have a good look at it before it gets dark.” – John Muir
“The mountains are a silent teacher, urging us to climb higher in life.”
“Adventure is worthwhile in itself.” – Amelia Earhart
“When everything feels like an uphill struggle, just think of the view from the top.”
“In the mountains, you’ll find me where the air is pure and the soul is free.”
“Mountains are the punctuation marks of the landscape.”
“Nature never goes out of style.”
“There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.” – Beverly Sills
“Over every mountain, there is a path, although it may not be seen from the valley.” – Theodore Roethke
“Adventure is calling, and I must go.”
“Scaling mountains, chasing dreams.”
“Conquer from within.”
“It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.” – Edmund Hillary
“Nature is not a place to visit; it is home.”
“The mountains are my playground.”
“Keep close to nature’s heart… and break clear away, once in a while, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods.” – John Muir

As we conclude this journey through 50 mountain quotes and captions, I hope you’ve found inspiration, motivation, and a deeper connection to the majestic beauty of these natural wonders.

Mountains are not just geological formations; they are symbols of challenge, resilience, and the indomitable spirit of human exploration.

So, as you embark on your next mountain adventure, use these quotes to capture the essence of your experiences, share your passion for nature’s grandeur, and inspire others to seek their own peaks of adventure and self-discovery.

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65 Mountain Quotes To Ignite Your Sense Of Adventure

Powerful enough to inspire on the flattest of days.

These powerful mountain quotes will inspire you to take the next challenge. The majesty of the mountains is a year-round magic—spring with its budding flowers, summer with lush green trails, fall with foliage ablaze, and winter with snow-capped peaks. That steady yet cyclical splendor follows you home, even if your closest mountain town is states away. A memory of time spent mountainside can be powerful enough to inspire the flattest of days. It can push you to find beauty in the ordinary or challenge you to climb higher through any difficult task life throws your way. It's no wonder there are so many famous, inspiring mountain quotes by notable authors and even past presidents. From short sayings and climbing quotes to sensory-evoking messages from John Muir and joyful expressions from Dr. Seuss, we've compiled some of our favorite quotes about mountains that are sure to move you .

Short Mountain Quotes

"The mountains are calling, and I must go." —John Muir
"What are men to rocks and mountains?" —Jane Austen
"Our peace shall stand as firm as rocky mountains." —William Shakespeare
"Each fresh peak ascended teaches something." —Sir Martin Convay
"Getting to the top is optional. Getting down is mandatory." —Ed Viesturs
"Every mountain top is within reach if you just keep climbing." —Barry Finlay
"Life's a bit like mountaineering—never look down." —Edmund Hillary
"Climb the mountains and get their good tidings." —John Muir
"The best view comes after the hardest climb." —Vanessa Gendoma
“Every man should pull a boat over a mountain once in his life.” —Werner Herzog
“How glorious a greeting the sun gives the mountains!” —John Muir
"Beyond the mountains, more mountains.” —Haitian proverb
"The last word always belongs to the mountain.” —Anatoli Boukreev
"We cannot lower the mountain, therefore we must elevate ourselves." —Todd Skinner
“Over every mountain there is a path, although it may not be seen from the valley.” —Theodore Roethke
“Life is a mountain of solvable problems, and I enjoy that.” —James Dyson
“In the mountains there are only two grades: you can either do it, or you can’t.” —Rusty Baillie
“When preparing to climb a mountain, pack a light heart.” —Dan May
“The summit is what drives us, but the climb itself is what matters.” —Conrad Anker
“You can’t move mountains by whispering at them.” —Unknown
“I learn something every time I go into the mountains.” —Michael Kennedy
“Man can climb to the highest summits, but he cannot dwell there long.” —George Bernard Shaw
“The cliche is that life is a mountain. You go up, reach the top and then go down.” —Jeanne Moreau
“The only Zen you can find on the tops of mountains is the Zen you bring up there.” —Robert M. Pirsig

Motivational Mountain Quotes

"Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, So…get on your way!" —Dr. Seuss
"Never measure the height of a mountain until you reach the top. Then you will see how low it was." —Dag Hammerskjold
"Somewhere between the bottom of the climb and the summit is the answer to the mystery why we climb." —Greg Child
“The way up to the top of the mountain is always longer than you think. Don’t fool yourself, the moment will arrive when what seemed so near is still very far." —Paul Coelho
“The mountains were his masters. They rimmed in life. They were the cup of reality, beyond growth, beyond struggle and death. They were his absolute unity in the midst of eternal change.” —Thomas Wolfe
“Earth and sky, woods and fields, lakes and rivers, the mountain and the sea, are excellent schoolmasters, and teach some of us more than what we could learn from books.” —John Lubbock
“Mountains are not Stadiums where I satisfy my ambition to achieve, they are the cathedrals where I practice my religion.” —Anatoli Boukreev
“Climb the mountain not to plant your flag, but to embrace the challenge, enjoy the air and behold the view. Climb it so you can see the world, not so the world can see you.” —David McCullough Jr.
“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
“Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you’re climbing it.” —Andy Rooney
"One may walk over the highest mountain one step at a time." —Barbara Walters

Mountain Quotes About Challenges

"It isn't the mountains ahead to climb that wears you out; it's the pebble in your shoe." —Muhammad Ali
"No matter how tall the mountain is, it cannot block the sun." —Chinese Proverb
"We've climbed the mighty mountain. I see the valley below, and it's a valley of peace." —George W. Bush
"Mountains know secrets we need to learn. That it might take time, it might be hard, but if you just hold on long enough, you will find strength to rise up." —Tyler Knott
“Great things are done when men and mountains meet; This is not done by jostling in the street.” —William Blake
“You don't climb mountains without a team, you don't climb mountains without being fit, you don't climb mountains without being prepared and you don't climb mountains without balancing the risks and rewards. And you never climb a mountain on accident—it has to be intentional.” —Mark Udall
“When the sun is shining I can do anything; no mountain is too high, no trouble too difficult to overcome.” —Wilma Rudolph
“The choices we make lead up to actual experiences. It is one thing to decide to climb a mountain. It is quite another to be on top of it.” —Herbert A. Simon
“I take all day to climb mountains and then spend about 10 minutes at the top admiring the view.” —Sebastian Thrun
"I've realized that at the top of the mountain, there's another mountain." – Andrew Garfield
“It’s not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.” — Sir Edmund Hillary
“It is very tough to climb a mountain. However, it is not as tough as convincing yourself that you can climb it.” ―Bhuwan Thapaliya
"If you don't have a mountain, build one and then climb it. And after you climb it, build another one; otherwise you start to flatline in your life." —Sylvester Stallone
"Sometimes you come up against a mountain and you end up making the mountain seem bigger than God." —Jeremy Lin

Inspirational Mountain Quotes

"In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks." —John Muir
"We are now in the mountains and they are in us, kindling enthusiasm, making every nerve quiver, filling every pore and cell of us." —John Muir
"Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far they can go." —T. S. Eliot
"Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees." —John Muir
"May your dreams be larger than mountains and may you have the courage to scale their summits." —Harley King
“The greatest gift of life on the mountain is time. Time to think or not think, read or not read, scribble or not scribble—to sleep and cook and walk in the woods, to sit and stare at the shapes of the hills.” —Phillip Connors
“I'm a person of the mountains and the open paddocks and the big empty sky, that's me, and I knew if I spent too long away from all that I'd die; I don't know what of, I just knew I'd die.” —John Marsden
“What draws us from the low valleys to the high mountains is that noble stance of the summits!” —Mehmet Murat ildan
“Mountains, according to the angle of view, the season, the time of day, the beholder’s frame of mind, or any one thing, can effectively change their appearance. Thus, it is essential to recognize that we can never know more than one side, one small aspect of a mountain.” —Haruki Murakami
“Always be thankful for the little things…even the smallest mountains can hide the most breathtaking views.” —Nyki Mack

Quotes About The Majesty Of Mountains

"I like the mountains because they make me feel small. They help me sort out what's important in life." —Mark Obmascik
“Those who travel to mountain-tops are half in love with themselves, and half in love with oblivion.” —Robert Macfarlane
“He who climbs upon the highest mountains laughs at all tragedies, real or imaginary.” —Friedrich Nietzsche
“No matter how sophisticated you may be, a large granite mountain cannot be denied—it speaks in silence to the very core of your being.” —Ansel Adams
“The mountains are a reminder of the power and majesty of nature, and of our own smallness in the face of it.” ―Ajaz Ahmad Khawaja
"Only if you have been in the deepest valley can you ever know how magnificent it is to be on the highest mountain." —Richard Nixon

These Mountain Travel Captions Will Take Your Heart Away!

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Dwelling in intense emotions after your recent mountaineering experience but struggling to come up with the right mountain travel quotes to caption your out of the world captures?

Don’t worry, my blog gives you 207 beautiful mountain trip quotes to adorn your pictures. Come, let’s get started!

207 Fascinating Mountain Travel Quotes

Just enjoy scrolling through these amazing quotes for travelling in mountains!

Wanderer at rocks!

Climber for life!

Connecting with my spirit!

An exit from life to understand my spirit!

Leave the mundane and embrace the mountains!

Finally, I found my soul; Well, I must admit, mountains make one feel whole!

My goal is to wander the mountains and catch hold of my lost soul!

Currently on parole from the mundane role!

Before you turn old, experience this cold, trust me, it is an experience so gold!

Mountains, they make your heart mountainous!

If you like to hike, let’s cheer because we are alike!

My adrenaline spikes whenever I hike!

Hike and wipe your worries, like a swipe!

Mountain travel is a channel that unshackles you from your life’s battle!

Do you want your heart to experience a swing? Go to the hills!

Hills, get your heart filled!

What use are dramatic films? Go to the hills, you will instantly get emotional tears!

Fly without wings, that’s what trekking gives!

It is a boon, I am climbing towards the Moon!

Chill with your rain gear and say hello to the Snow sphere!

Best Travel In Mountains Quotes

Cheer and kill your fear!

Trekking brings out our inner kids!

Bow and surrender to the cloud, it will take you around!

Shaking hands with the clouds, and my heart pounds!

Clouds gave me a potion that instilled in me a wisdom ocean!

Forget what happened long ago, now let’s go over and above!

Who is the painter of this beautiful glacier?

Finally God answered my prayer, I saw a glacier!

Time to explore nature, say hello to the glacier!

Treating myself to weeks of peace!

You create beliefs, when there is peace!

Piece together your broken heart and give it a mountain feast!

Please forget your past, life is so vast!

She might have broken me, but today I am happy to a greater degree!

For once just flee, your inner spirit will wake up to glee!

Climb and see, you will find the key to your inner Sea!

The trials might be steep, but I aim for the peak!

Do you think I am weak? Take a peek!

The more I went towards the mountain peak, I started growing meek!

Here is a sneak peek of the mountain peak, you guys have a great week!

In case your insides beep, it is time to seek!

One heck of a hilly week, hope my picture speaks!

There is a lot to reap, off hilly peaks!

Travel deep, and feel unique!

Life gets you sold, this is why you need to go in search of your soul!

Beautiful meadow, look at me feeling all mellow!

Off to adore beautiful views, wearing my hiking shoes!

Blues, blues, and blues, I am standing on my boots!

All around things to muse, I am amused!

Delighting hues, soothing my bruise!

Give up your booze and get on your hiking shoes!

No more snooze, time to get on your hiking shoes!

With my crew, enjoying the view!

Emotions ooze and I feel so true!

Let’s brew life, in mountainous terrains!

Back once again, with my backpack!

Wear your backpack, you will get your life back!

What you lack, you will get back, once you wear your backpack!

Memories I stack, wearing my eye-catchy backpack!

Walking tracks; munching snacks!

I finally found the knack of posing with this backpack!

You give me a lakh, I will not go back!

Who cares about food? Backpacking feels all good!

Mountaineering is a blessing!

“Stay strong, knees”, shout the trees!

Hiking is a test, you should give your best!

All dressed and now heading towards the west!

I don’t need rest, I am no guest!

Carry out this beautiful quest, and reach the crest!

Dreams are to chase; mountains are a grace!

Picking up my pace, to explore this infinite space!

Nothing can replace the grace of mountains!

Break your inhibitory gates and escape!

Chuck the dictates; time for a life-chase!

Mountaineering is a temptation, but it builds determination!

Finally found my courage, to escape the sludge!

Do mountains do an inside-stir? I feel my energy surge!

Pouring out words; feeling like a bird!

Totally absorbed; my soul restored!

My insides roar, as I adore!

Completely tossed, by the mesmerising frost!

Snowflakes, I wish to turn you into beautiful shapes!

“Use me to erase your past straits”, says snowflakes!

My insides flood, outside I can hear my heart thud, O mountains, you are in my blood!

I am going to pack all the snow, can someone get me a carrier that can outgrow?

Relishing ice scoop, with my troop!

We are a team, with mountaineering dreams!

I beam, because I just experienced the Supreme!

If you want to glow, you need to follow the snow!

We are following mountainous trails, you see , we are its disciples!

Climb for miles, it will dial to your insides!

Seriously, Can ice set your insides on fire?

Surroundings I see and enjoy my hot tea!

Walking stick, to traverse my trials in a flick!

Presenting to you an agreement unsigned, that I will trek for life!

Thank you wind, you washed away my begrimed insides!

All these days I was blind, fortunately the wind opened my eyes!

The guide was so kind and we enjoyed the climb! ⛰️

The wind defined, everything is divine! ⛰️

Finally I found my delight, at the heights! ⛰️

Is the mountain a priest? It helped me unleash my inside beast!

By the time I reached the peak, my life was pieced together!

Shall we meet, at the mountain peak?

Make strong your inner bridges, you can cross any number of ridges!

Stay rigid and travel with a spirit!

Trek till your muscles wreck!

Get off your wreck and trek!

Check and get ready for the trek!

Climb, you will lose track of your time!

I wonder why whenever I climb, I rhyme!

Chime, because it is time to forget time!

Everything is falling in line, as I climb, isn’t that divine?

Forget the wine and climb, you will feel the divine!

Travel solo, make it your moto!

Feeling Low? Climb mountains, you will glow!

Mountain climbing and gazing is simply amazing!

No more life racing, let’s go mountaineering!

Scaling heights, feeling light!

Let’s go grazing , in the mountains so glazing!

I used to wave at the mountains, but now they have come to save me!

Walking towards the mountains; withdrawing from a life so soaring!

I am becoming the king of climbing!

Blogging my mountainous journeying!

Go climbing, it will release your mental clogging!

Performing music fusion with the mountain because it is our reunion!

I am a new man, after this divine union!

Time to mount, don’t worry about the amount!

Don’t doubt, just mount, you will find the route!

Keep counting, I will not stop mounting!

I vouch, once you start to mount, you will not agree to come to the ground!

No more threat of a compound, time to surmount!

Mount, it will heal your wound!

Feeling crowned, after the surmount!

Filling my life account with mind blowing accounts of my surmounts!

Buffet for a delicious meal, summit for an amazing feel!

Every time I reach a summit, I feel like a cute puppet!

Uneven rocks don’t stop me from taking snaps!

Snapping photos for mountainous promos!

Taking photos to come up with spellbinding quotes!

Which photo would you vote to come up with the best mountain quote?

Alluring sights, soothing my eyesight!

Hills were luring, hence I am climbing!

Hooked to the mountain’s look!

Is your life vision obscuring? Go mountaineering!

Climbing sets footing for your maturing!

Get on your feet, and achieve a climbing feat!

Go climbing, it is so assuring!

Acquire strength from the mountain’s breadth and width!

Adventurous Travel To Mountains Quotes!

Climbing is daring, so go exploring!

Climbing gives you substance, it is a form of spiritual insurance!

Breathe till you chill underneath!

Breathe, your face will beam and your worries will cease!

Foggy outside, gaining clarity inside!

The path might be rocky and the climate foggy, but you see climbing is my hobby!

Mountains are smoky and my insides are breezy!

It is all smoky and I am listening to my favourite karaoke!

When mountains appear smoky, they are a beauty!

Mountains are tall yet they call this human, so small!

Time to stop by the waterfall!

The trip that gave my life a grip!

I cannot forget this trip because my heart skipped a beat!

Writing my life script, on this beautiful trip!

Basking in mountain’s glory, my current life story!

I did not care about my empty flask, because I was so absorbed in the climbing task!

Pack your bags, you will get back what you lack!

I was blank, now completely power-packed!

Stuffing myself into the shack, looking forward to the morning’s trekking track!

Energy I exude, without any food, I say trekking is a mood!

Mountainous views, get you glued!

Wear your jacket, mountains are a magnet!

Wearing a cap, for a mountain snap!

Lifetime stamp, cherishing my stay at this camp!

Hey chap, this mountain has got me clasped!

Wear your hood, set your foot, let’s go trekking dude!

Resting briefly on the sleeping bag, repairing my internal snags!

On my boots, all ready to look for my roots!

March, if you need, carry a torch!

Peace restored, after I decided to explore!

Stove, to fill our food bowls!

Basically, we are admirers, so we turned into ardent climbers!

If your insides enquire, become a climber!

Aspire, that’s how I became a climber!

Mountains are treasure mines, so please climb!

Surroundings are ice-covered and my energy is all loaded!

Discover your life colour from the ice cover!

Reached the pinnacle and it feels like a miracle!

At pinnacle, you will discover life principles!

Feeling invincible at the pinnacle!

We are a flock, ready to scale the rock!

Wearing a helmet, still feeling like velvet!

Climbing is a merit that was credited to this spirit!

Wearing our headlamps, so we safely reach our camps!

Clap, clap, clap as you scale the ramp!

Feeling like champs, as we decamp!

Climb the ramp, it is a spiritual trap!

I sing a rap, and my crew claps!

Flap your wings, if your insides ring!

If you want to revamp, please get ready for a camp!

I am an Orophile, so I create mountain files!

I am an explorer, I never understand borders!

Become an explorer, you will forget dollars!

Exploring life colours, because I am an explorer!

Outside it is cold, but my insides are warm!

Strength you form, when you don’t conform!

Around the fire we swarm, to feel the warmth!

I hope you loved my exploring mountain quotes. As a climber, let me know which caption you connected with the most in the comments below.

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Inspiring Mountain Quotes for Adventurers

March 24, 2022

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written by: Steph Kloeckener

These are the best mountain quotes by famous mountaineers, adventurers, and summit chasers.

Climbing a mountain is often considered the ultimate adventure and an epic challenge. Therefore, it is no surprise that there are many mountain quotes that talk about the race to the summit, the views, and the struggles along the way.

Quotes about mountains are a great way to express the sense of adventure we often encounter while traveling, but they also reflect life with all its ups and downs. They can inspire us and allow us to reflect on life.

There is something about mountain quotes that resonates within us. They motivate us to push for more than we considered possible so we can see that scenic view from the summit or to keep going when life feels like an uphill hike to the summit of Everest (or even just the Everest Base Camp).

These are the best mountain quotes by famous mountaineers, adventurers, and all those that want to see what lies on the other side of the mountain range.

Inspiring Mountain Quotes

M ountain quotes tend to be some of the most inspiring quotes out there, as the challenge of climbing to the summit is a perfect mirror of the struggles we encounter in different situations. And just like the view at the end of the hike, overcoming struggles is the reward. These are the best inspiring mountain quotes:

1. “It’s not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.” – Sir Edmund Hillary

2. “Life is about daring to carry out your ideas. And for me, it always comes back to the wilderness, nature, mountains.” – Reinhold Messner

3. “Because in the end, you won’t remember the time you spent working in an office or mowing the lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain.” – Jack Kerouac

4. “You have to conquer every obstacle before you can reach the top of the mountain.” – Lailah Gifty Akita

5. “Every mountain top is within reach if you just keep climbing.” – Barry Finlay

6. “The experienced mountain climber is not intimidated by a mountain – he is inspired by it. The persistent winner is not discouraged by a problem–he is challenged by it. Mountains are created to be conquered; adversities are designed to be defeated; problems are sent to be solved. It is better to master one mountain than a thousand foothills.” – William Arthur Ward

7. “Everybody wants to reach the peak, but there is no growth on the top of a mountain. It is in the valley that we slog through the lush grass and rich soil, learning and becoming what enables us to summit life’s next peak.” – Andy Andrews

8. “People do not decide to become extraordinary. They decide to accomplish extraordinary things.” – Edmund Hillary

9. “May your dreams be larger than mountains and may you have the courage to scale their summits.” – Harley King

Short Mountain Quotes

There is a lot to be said about mountains, but sometimes these short mountain quotes are enough to convey an inspirational message. I recently watched ‘14 Peaks: Nothing is Impossible’, so of course, I also had to include some mountain quotes by Nims Purja, the man who summited all 14 eight-thousanders in 6 months and 6 days.

10. “A tourist follows a trail; a mountaineer finds one.” – Reinhold Messner

11. “Going to the mountains is like going home.” – John Muir

12. “I climb so I can live every moment of my life.” – Nirmal “Nims” Purja

13. “Because it’s there.” – George Mallory

14. “Each fresh peak ascended teaches something.” – Sir Martin Conway

15. “How wild it was, to let it be.” – Cheryl Strayed

16. “Sometimes, you just need to change your altitude.” – Unknown

17. “Mountains are where heaven meets earth.” – Anita Diament

18. “The best view comes after the hardest climb.” – Unknown

19. “You can’t conquer a mountain, though it may conquer you.” – Jimmy Chin

20. “The mountains themselves call us into greater stories.” – Donald Miller

21. “When preparing to climb a mountain, pack a light heart.” – Dan May

All good things are wild and free Mountain Quote

22. “All good things are wild and free.” – Unknown

23. “Mountains are the beginning and the end of all natural scenery.” – John Ruskin

24. “I like being near the top of a mountain. One can’t get lost here.” – Wislawa Szymborska

25. “Mountains are the beginning and end of all natural scenery.” – John Ruskin

26. “I felt my lungs inflate with the onrush of scenery.” – Sylvia Plath

27. “Each fresh peak ascended teaches something.” – Sir Martin Conway

28. “Man can climb to the highest summits, but he cannot dwell there long.” – George Bernard Shaw

29. “The top of one mountain is always the bottom of another.” – Marianne Williamson

30. “The summit is what drives us, but the climb itself is what matters.” – Conrad Anker

31. “Mountains define you. You cannot define them.” – May Sarton

32. “Wherever we go in the mountains, we find more than we seek.” – John Muir

33. “Mountains are earth’s undecaying monuments.” – Nathaniel Hawthorne

34. “Great things are done when men and mountains meet.” – William Blake

35. “The pure, dry mountain air is the elixir of life.” – Isabella Bird

36. “You are not in the mountains. The mountains are in you.” – John Muir

37. “Mountains don’t kill people, they just sit there.” – Ed Viesturs

38. “Life’s a bit like mountaineering – never look down.” – Edmund Hillary

39. “Happiness is not at the top of the mountains but in how to climb it.” – Unknown

Mountain Climbing Quotes

Climbing in the mountains is both the ultimate challenge and a potentially deadly endeavor. While it is amazing to tackle a cliff, these mountain climbing quotes capture both the triumph upon reaching the summit and the danger that accompanies you as you push the limits.

40. “There are two kinds of climbers, those who climb because their heart sings when they’re in the mountains, and all the rest.” – Alex Lowe

41. “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.” – Reinhold Messner

42. “Somewhere between the bottom of the climb and the summit is the answer to the mystery why we climb.” – Greg Child

43. “The art of climbing is to go where you go knowing that you could die, but you don’t die. That is adventure.” – Reinhold Messner

44. “In the mountains, there are only two grades: You can either do it, or you can’t.” – Rusty Baille

45. “Getting to the top is optional. Getting down is mandatory.” – Ed Viestur

46. “There is no joy involved in climbing mountains, there is simply the challenge, the self-invented challenge, the play.” – Reinhold Messner

47. “Climb if you will, but remember that courage and strength are nought without prudence and that a momentary negligence may destroy the happiness of a lifetime. Do nothing in haste; look well to each step; and from the beginning think what may be the end.” – Edward Whymper

48. “Those personal values, which we gain from our approach to the mountains, are great enough to enrich our life. Is not the irrationality of its very lack of purpose the deepest argument for climbing?” – Heinrich Harrer

49. “Getting to the top of any given mountain was considered much less important than how one got there: prestige was earned by tackling the most unforgiving routes with minimal equipment, in the boldest style imaginable.” – Jon Krakauer

50. “In the mountains, you are sometimes invited, sometimes tolerated, and sometimes told to go home.” – Fred Beckey

51. “In mountaineering, those who think that it is a terrible tragedy to fail when close to the top and come back are people who are so naive as to be completely unaware of those who reached the top and never came back! Sometimes the best way to reach a goal is to give up on that goal for a while!” – Mehmet Murat ildan

Mountain Quotes by Famous Mountaineers

There are a lot of inspiring and thought-provoking mountain quotes by legends of mountaineering, so it is only fitting to highlight what these accomplished mountaineers have to say about their adventures to the summit of the world’s highest peaks.

52. “Mountains have a way of dealing with overconfidence.” – Hermann Buhl

53. “The mountain decides whether you climb or not. The art of mountaineering is knowing when to go, when to stay, and when to retreat.” – Ed Viesturs

54. “Despite all I have seen and experienced, I still get the same simple thrill out of glimpsing a tiny patch of snow in a high mountain gully and feel the same urge to climb towards it.” – Edmund Hillary

55. “I go to the wild mountains where I am responsible for myself. Step by step I am making sure that I don’t die.” – Reinhold Messner

56. “In such a concentrated situation, climbing and meditation is the same. When the pain is really forcing you to go down, you keep going up. You are really on the edge of possibilities. The edge of life and death.” – Nirmal “Nims” Purja

57. “People ask me, ‘What is the use of climbing Mount Everest?’ and my answer must at once be, ‘It is of no use’. There is not the slightest prospect of any gain whatsoever. Oh, we may learn a little about the behaviour of the human body at high altitudes, and possibly medical men may turn our observation to some account for the purposes of aviation. But otherwise nothing will come of it. We shall not bring back a single bit of gold or silver, not a gem, nor any coal or iron…

If you cannot understand that there is something in man which responds to the challenge of this mountain and goes out to meet it, that the struggle is the struggle of life itself upward and forever upward, then you won’t see why we go. What we get from this adventure is just sheer joy. And joy is, after all, the end of life. We do not live to eat and make money. We eat and make money to be able to live. That is what life means and what life is for.” – George Mallory

58. “The mountain doesn’t say you are black, you are white, you are weak, you are strong. It’s one rule for everybody. If you give up, you die.” – Nirmal “Nims” Purja

The Mountains are calling Quotes

Sometimes, we hear the call of nature that lures us into the great unknown with promises of adventures. These mountain quotes capture that call!

59. “The mountains are calling and I must go.” – John Muir

60. “It is the mountain that has been calling me, and it’s time to answer.” – Susan Jagannath

61. “The mountains whisper for me to wander; my soul hikes to the call.” – Angie Weiland-Crosby

62. “Although I deeply love oceans, deserts, and other wild landscapes, it is only mountains that beckon me with that sort of painful magnetic pull to walk deeper and deeper into their beauty.” – Victoria Erikson

63. “What draws us from the low valleys to the high mountains is that noble stance of the summits!” – Mehmet Murat ildan

Mountain View Quotes

While hiking or climbing themselves are great and amazing activities, it is the views along the way and from the top that reward us as we explore the mountains. I love how these mountain view quotes describe it.

64. “Stop staring at mountains. Climb them instead, yes, it’s a harder process but it will lead you to a better view.” – Unknown

65. “I take all day to climb mountains and then spend about 10 minutes at the top admiring the view.” – Sebastian Thrun

66. “I love to sit on a mountain top and gaze. I don’t think of anything but the people I care about and the view.” – Julian Lennon

67. “The climb speaks to our character, but the view, I think, to our souls.” – Lori Lansens

68. “Always be thankful for the little things even the smallest mountains can hide the most breathtaking views.” – Nyki Mack

69. “Climb the mountain not to plant your flag, but to embrace the challenge, enjoy the air and behold the view. Climb it so you can see the world, not so the world can see you.” – David McCullough Jr.

70. Gazing out from the mountains, the clouds are whiter, the sky is bluer, the air seeping into your lungs is as clear as the water roaring down from the snow, melting on the high peaks. A place where heaven is a little closer. – Virginia Alison

71. “May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds.” – Edward Abbey

72. “You cannot stay on the summit forever; you have to come down again. So why bother in the first place? Just this: What is above knows what is below, but what is below does not know what is above. One climbs, one sees. One descends, one sees no longer, but one has seen.” – Rene Daumal

Adventurous Mountain Quotes

Sometimes all we need to be happy is to overcome a challenge we set for ourselves and an amazing view after a strenuous climb. We need an adventure that allows us to reconnect with nature. These inspirational mountain quotes capture this adventurous spirit.

73. “Want to do your mind and body a favour? Take your backpack and go to the mountains! Want to do yourself a bigger favour? Go to the mountains and stay there for a couple of days!” – Mehmet Murat ildan

74. “Personally, I don’t just climb mountains for the breathtaking view or the glory. I take that risk, so I can live every moment of my life.” – Nirmal “Nims” Purja

75. “There’s a world out there, and you’ve got to look at both sides of the mountain in your lifetime.” – Bill Janklow

76. “Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity.” – John Muir

77. “You need mountains, long staircases don’t make good hikers.” – Amit Kalantri

This mountain quote always makes me think of the hike to Preikestolen in Norway and the fact that they added an unnecessary cement staircase that definitely made the hike less interesting. After all, it is the challenges that make hiking and climbing in the mountains so interesting, and that turn it into an adventure.

78. “We are now in the mountains and they are in us, kindling enthusiasm, making every nerve quiver, filling every pore and cell of us.” – John Muir

79. “On the summit, your soul becomes the part of the mountain. It makes you feel alive.” – Nirmal “Nims” Purja

80. “Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain but all the happiness and growth occurs when you’re climbing it.” – Andy Rooney

81. “But the objective, the people ask, the meaning, the goal? There is no meaning, there is no goal. Mountaineering is as meaningless as life itself – and thus its magic will never die. ”– Peter Wessel Zapffe

82. “The greatest gift of life on the mountain is time. Time to think or not think, read or not read, scribble or not scribble — to sleep and cook and walk in the woods, to sit and stare at the shapes of the hills. I produce nothing but words; I consumer nothing but food, a little propane, a little firewood. By being utterly useless in the calculations of the culture at large I become useful, at last, to myself.” – Philip Connors

83. “If adventure has a final and all-embracing motive, it is surely this: we go out because it is our nature to go out, to climb mountains, and to paddle rivers, to fly to the planets and plunge into the depths of the oceans… When man ceases to do these things, he is no longer man.” – Wilfrid Noyce

Thought-Provoking Mountain Captions

There are many reasons to “climb that goddamn mountain” and these quotes about mountains will make you think about said reasons and other challenges in life.

84. “Never measure the height of a mountain until you reach the top. Then you will see how low it was.” – Dag Hammerskjold

85. “The mountains have rules. They are harsh rules, but they are there, and if you keep to them you are safe. A mountain is not like men. A mountain is sincere. The weapons to conquer it exist inside you, inside your soul.” – Walter Bonatti

86. “Human life is far more important than just getting to the top of a mountain.” – Edmund Hillary

87. “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

88. “The farthest mountain is the one you think you can never reach and it may even be just by the side of you!” – Mehmet Murat ildan

89. “Within alpinism’s narrow framework we seek transcendence and relentlessly pursue what remains hidden from us on flat ground: our true selves.” – Steve House

90 . “When you stand at the bottom of the mountain and look up at the mountaintop, the path looks hard and stony, and the top is obscured by clouds. But when you reach the top and you look down, you realize that there are a thousand paths that could have brought you to that place.” – Roz Savage

91. “Mountains are only a problem when they are bigger than you. You should develop yourself so much that you become bigger than the mountains you face.” – Idowu Koyenikan

92. “A lone peak of high point is a natural focal point in the landscape, something by which both travelers and local orient themselves. In the continuum of landscape, mountains are discontinuity — culminating in high points, natural barriers, unearthly earth.” – Rebecca Solnit

93. “You think more about the mountain you climbed when you are at the foothills, not when you are at the top! What you think at the top is the things you left below!” – Mehmet Murat ildan

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94. “A mountaintop is not simply an elevation, but an island, a world within a world, a place out of place.” – Paul Gruchow

95. “When you are in the mountains, you find out who you really are.” – Nirmal “Nims” Purja

96. “Life sucks a lot less when you add mountain air, a campfire and some peace and quiet.” – Brooke Hampton

97. “The higher you climb on the mountain, the harder the wind blows.” – Sam Cummings

98. “Mountains teach that not everything in this world can be rationally explained.” – Aleksander Lwow

99. “Great things are done when men and mountains meet; This is not done by jostling in the street.” – William Blake

100. “I don’t want to write about climbing or talk about it or photograph it or think about it; all I want to do is do it.” – Chuck Pratt

101. “Nature is one of the most underutilized treasures in life. It has the power to unburden hearts and reconnect to that inner place of peace.” – Janice Anderson

102. “Nothing lives long, Only the earth and mountains.” – Dee Brown

103. “The cliche is that life is a mountain. You go up, reach the top and then go down.” – Jeanne Moreau

104. “Throw me to the mountains, I’ll be at peace as long as I will live.” – Shashank Rayal

105. “Earth and sky, woods and fields, lakes and rivers, the mountain and the sea, are excellent schoolmasters, and teach some of us more that what we could learn from books.” – John Lubbock

106. “The choices we make lead up to actual experiences. It is one thing to decide to climb a mountain. It is quite another to be on top of it.” – Herbert A. Simon

107. “Those who travel to mountain-tops are half in love with themselves, and half in love with oblivion.” – Robert Macfarlane

108. “The most dangerous thing you can do in life is play it safe.” – Casey Neistat

109. “Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop away from you like the leaves of Autumn.” – John Muir

110. “No matter how sophisticated you may be, a large granite mountain cannot be denied – it speaks in silence to the very core of your being.” – Ansel Adams

Literary Mountain Quotes

You do not have to be a famous adventurer to think of great mountain quotes, so are are some amazing quotes by writers:

111. The mountains were his masters. They rimmed in life. They were the cup of reality, beyond growth, beyond struggle and death. They were his absolute unity in the midst of eternal change.” – Thomas Wolfe

112. “You’re off to Great Places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, so… get on your way!” – Dr. Seuss

113. “Mountains know the secrets we need to learn. That it might take time, it might be hard, but if you just hold on long enough, you will find the strength to rise up.” – Tyler Knott Gregson

114. “It was the work of the quiet mountains, this torrent of purity at my feet.” – Jack Kerouac

115. “Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far they can go.” – T. S. Eliot

116. “He who climbs upon the highest mountains laughs at all tragedies, real or imaginary.” – Friedrich Nietzsche

117. “Over every mountain, there is a path, although it may not be seen from the valley.” – Theodore Roethke

118. “The way up to the top of the mountain is always longer than you think. Don’t fool yourself, the moment will arrive when what seemed so near is still very far.” – Paulo Coelho

Only those who will risk going to far can possibly find out how far they can go quote

119. “Without mountains, we might find ourselves relieved that we can avoid the pain of the ascent, but we will forever miss the thrill of the summit. And in such a terribly scandalous trade-off, it is the absence of pain that becomes the thief of life.” – Craig D. Lounsbrough

120. “If you are faced with a mountain, you have several options. You can climb it and cross to the other side. You can go around it. You can dig under it. You can fly over it. You can blow it up. You can ignore it and pretend it’s not there. You can turn around and go back the way you came. Or you can stay on the mountain and make it your home.” – Vera Nazarian

121. “Mountains slowly change, but they will always be there, defining Freedom.” – Foster Kinn

Roundup: Mountain Quotes

I personally love mountain quotes, and not just because I love hiking and climbing. I think they are inspiring and a great motivation. And in addition to that, they also teach you some good life lessons.

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137 Short Mountain Quotes To Inspire Your Adventures

From early humans to modern explorers, hikers and climbers, mountains have always managed to intrigue onlookers. There is something special about mountains. They intimidate and inspire us at the same time. Several great thinkers and writers have to say so much about mountains. In this article, we have put together a beautiful collection of short mountain quotes with graphics.

The quotes are segregated into different sections so that you can easily browse through any particular section. Furthermore, there is a separate section dedicated to John Muir’s quotes.

John Muir was a famous American naturalist, fondly remembered for his contribution to the protection of wild spaces. His persistent efforts to save Yosemite Valley led to the creation of Yosemite National Park in 1890.

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Inspiring Mountain Quotes

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1. “It is better to master one mountain than a thousand foothills.” — William Arthur Ward

2. “Over every mountain there is a path, although it may not be seen from the valley.” — Theodore Roethke

3. “Every great achievement is but a small peak in the mountain range of contributions.” — Dale T. Mortensen

4. “We cannot lower the mountain, therefore we must elevate ourselves” — Todd Skinner

5. “Mountains slowly change, but they will always be there, defining Freedom.” — Foster Kinn

6. “Never measure the height of a mountain until you have reached the top. Then you will see how low it was.” — Dag Hammarskjold

7. “Often it isn’t the mountains ahead that wear you out, it’s the little pebble in your shoe.” — Muhammad Ali

8. “May your dreams be larger than mountains and may you have the courage to scale their summits.” — Harley King

9. “The farthest mountain is the one you think you can never reach and it may even be just by the side of you!” — Mehmet Murat ildan

10. “These mountains were here long before I was born and will be here long after I am gone.” — Unknown

11. “Mountains are earth’s undecaying monuments.” — Nathaniel Hawthorne

12. “Beyond the mountains, more mountains.” — Haitian proverb

13. “Mountains are created to be conquered; adversities are designed to be defeated; problems are sent to be solved.” — William Arthur Ward

14. “Always be thankful for the little things… even the smallest mountains can hide the most breathtaking views!” — Nyki Mack

15. “It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.” — Sir Edmund Hillary

16. “This mountain, the arched back of the earth risen before us, it made me feel humble, like a beggar, just lucky to be here at all, even briefly.” — Bridget Asher

17. “Every man should pull a boat over a mountain once in his life.” — Werner Herzog

18. “No matter how tall the mountain is, it cannot block the sun.” — Chinese Proverb

19. “Mountains teach that not everything in this world can be rationally explained.” — Aleksander Lwow

20. “Kid, you’ll move mountains.” — Dr. Seuss

21. “What would be ugly in a garden constitutes beauty in a mountain.” — Victor Hugo

22. “The mountain remains unmoved at seeming defeat by the mist.” — Rabindranath Tagore

23. “Great men are rarely isolated mountain peaks; they are the summits of ranges.” — Thomas W. Higginson

24. “Move mountains in such a way that there will be no mountains to move.” — Tamerlan Kuzgov

25. “In a flat country, a hillock thinks itself a mountain.” — Turkish Proverb

26. “Great things are done when men and mountains meet.” — William Blake

27. “Mountains are the beginning and the end of all natural scenery.” — John Ruskin

28. “I take all day to climb mountains and then spend about 10 minutes at the top admiring the view.” — Sebastian Thrun

29. “The best view comes after the hardest climb.” — Unknown

30. “I love to sit on a mountain top and gaze. I don’t think of anything but the people I care about and the view.” — Julian Lennon

31. “The climb speaks to our character, but the view, I think, to our souls.” — Lori Lansens

32. “All mountain landscapes hold stories: the ones we read, the ones we dream, and the ones we create.” — Michael Kennedy

33. “Tis distance lends enchantment to the view, and robes the mountain in its azure hue.” — Thomas Campbell

34. “Stop staring at mountains. Climb them instead, yes, it’s a harder process but it will lead you to a better view.” — Unknown

35. “When everything feels like an uphill struggle, think of the view from the top” — Unknown

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36. “Each fresh peak ascended teaches something.” — Sir Martin Conway

37. “When preparing to climb a mountain, pack a light heart.” — Dan May

38. “Climb the mountain so you can see the world, not so the world can see you.” — David McCullough Jr.

39. “When life gives you mountains put on your boots and hike.” — Unknown

40. “The summit is what drives us, but the climb itself is what matters.” — Conrad Anker

41. “Climbing is my art; I get so much joy and gratification from it.” — Jimmy Chin

42. “There are two kinds of climbers: those who climb because their heart sings when they’re in the mountains, and all the rest.” — Alex Lowe

43. “The higher you climb on the mountain, the harder the wind blows.” — Sam Cummings

44. “Highest of heights, I climb this mountain and feel one with the rock and grit and solitude echoing back at me.” — Bradley Chicho

45. “The experienced mountain climber is not intimidated by a mountain – he is inspired by it.” — William Arthur Ward

46. “You keep putting one foot in front of the other, and then one day you look back and you’ve climbed a mountain.” — Tom Hiddleston

47. “Because in the end, you won’t remember the time you spent working in an office or mowing the lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain.” — Jack Kerouac

48. “Man can climb to the highest summits, but he cannot dwell there long.” — George Bernard Shaw

49. “Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you’re climbing it.” — Andy Rooney

50. “You climb to reach the summit, but once there, discover that all roads lead down.” — Stanislaw Lem

51. “The hardest mountain to climb is the one within.” — J. Lynn

52. “You don’t need to climb a mountain to know that it’s high.” — Paulo Coelho

53. “Climbing is as close as we can come to flying.” — Margaret Young

54. “One may walk over the highest mountain one step at a time.” — John Wanamaker

55. “How you climb a mountain is more important than reaching the top.” — Yvon Chouinard

56. “You climb mountains with your feet, but can only move them with your soul.” — Matshona Dhliwayo

57. “To aim for the highest point is not the only way to climb a mountain.” — Nan Shepherd

58. “You never climb a mountain on accident – it has to be intentional.” — Mark Udall

59. “Good climbing is about climbing with heart and with instinct, not ambition and pride.” — Bear Grylls

60. “You can’t climb up a mountain with downhill thoughts.” — Unknown

61. “I ascended the mountains to hear the voice of God, and was answered in echoes from afar.” — Meeta Ahluwalia

62. “You need mountains, long staircases don’t make good hikers.” — Amit Kalantri

63. He who climbs upon the highest mountains laughs at all tragedies, real or imaginary.” — Friedrich Nietzsche

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64. “Every mountain top is within reach if you just keep climbing.” — Barry Finlay

65. “Getting to the top is optional. Getting down is mandatory.” — Ed Viesturs

66. “The top of one mountain is always the bottom of another.” — Marianne Williamson

67. “Only mountains can feel the frozen warmth of the sun through snow’s gentle caress on their peaks.” — Munia Khan

68. “I like being near the top of a mountain. One can’t get lost here.” — Wislawa Szymborska

69. “I’ve realized that at the top of the mountain, there’s another mountain.” — Andrew Garfield

70. “Human life is far more important than just getting to the top of a mountain.” — Sir Edmund Hillary

71. “You have to conquer every obstacle, before you can reach the top of the mountain.” — Lailah Gifty Akita

72. “The only Zen you can find on the tops of mountains is the Zen you bring up there.” — Robert M. Pirsig

73. “The deepest sea has a bottom, the highest mountain has a summit.” — Chinese Proverb

74. “You won’t find reasonable men at the top of tall mountains”. — Hunter S Thompson

75. “The mountains are calling and I must go.”

76. “You are not in the mountains. The mountains are in you.”

77. “Wherever we go in the mountains, or indeed in any of God’s wild fields, we find more than we seek.”

78. “One day’s exposure to mountains is better than a cartload of books.”

79. “How glorious a greeting the sun gives the mountains!”

80. “Going to the mountains is going home.”

81. “We are now in the mountains and they are in us, kindling enthusiasm, making every nerve quiver, filling every pore and cell of us.”

82. “Oh, these vast, calm, measureless mountain days, days in whose light everything seems equally divine, opening a thousand windows to show us, God.”

83. “Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees.”

84. “Walk away quietly in any direction and taste the freedom of the mountaineer.”

85. “Society speaks and all men listen, mountains speak and wise men listen.”

86. “Who wouldn’t be a mountaineer! Up here all the world’s prizes seem nothing”

87. “I am well again, I came to life in the cool winds and crystal waters of the mountains.”

88. “The mountains whisper for me to wander; my soul hikes to the call.” — Angie Weiland-Crosby

89. “You’re off to Great Places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, so… get on your way!” — Dr. Seuss

90. “I like geography best, he said, because your mountains & rivers know the secret. Pay no attention to boundaries.” — Brian Andreas

91. “In the mountains, you are sometimes invited, sometimes tolerated, and sometimes told to go home.” — Fred Beckey

92. “I learn something every time I go into the mountains.” — Michael Kennedy

93. “We are in the world where the longing mountains are the most grounded.” — Sorin Cerin

94. “I think, every time I am on the mountain, I am just so thankful to be there.” — Chloe Kim

95. “Those who travel to mountain-tops are half in love with themselves, and half in love with oblivion.” — Robert Macfarlane

96. “In the mountains there are only two grades: You can either do it, or you can’t”. — Rusty Baille

97. “May your mountains rise into and above the clouds.” — Edward Abbey

98. “In the presence of eternity, the mountains are as transient as the clouds.” — Robert Green Ingersoll

99. “Clouds come and go, the mountain remains.” — Meeta Ahluwalia

100. “Sunlight streamed through grumbling storm clouds that played like tiger kittens around the mountain ridges.” — Jane Wilson-Howarth

101. “Emerald slopes became so tall they touched the clouds, and showers painted diamond waterfalls that sluiced down cliff sides.” — Victoria Kahler

102. “The cliche is that life is a mountain. You go up, reach the top and then go down.” — Jeanne Moreau

103. “Life’s a bit like mountaineering – never look down.” — Sir Edmund Hillary

104. “So this was what a mountain was like, the same as a person: the more you know, the less you fear.” — Wu Ming-Yi

105. “There’s a world out there, and you’ve got to look at both sides of the mountain in your lifetime.” — Bill Janklow

106. “Life is a mountain of solvable problems, and I enjoy that.” — James Dyson

107. “Sometimes in life, we don’t get to choose the mountain; it chooses us. “ — Neal McCoy

108. “I like the mountains because they make me feel small,’ Jeff says. ‘They help me sort out what’s important in life.” — Mark Obmascik

109. “Life’s a climb. But the view is great.” — Miley Cyrus

110. “Mountain top: the place where life finds the purest meaning of freedom.” — Vinicius Montgomery

111. “Coffee, Mountains, Adventure” — Unknown

112. “If you think you’ve peaked, find a new mountain.” — Unknown

113. “Chasing angels or fleeing demons, go to the mountains” — Jeffrey Rasley

114. “among the clouds we shared a cup of tea the mountain and me” — Meeta Ahluwalia

115. “Hike more. Worry Less.” — Unknown

116. “What are men to rocks and mountains?” — Jane Austen

117. “Sometimes, you just need to change your altitude.” — Unknown

118. “Until further notice, assume that we’re peaking.” — Unknown

119. “Your faith can move mountains and your doubt can create them.” — Swami Vivekananda

120. “Happiness is not at the top of the mountains but in how to climb it.” — Confucius

121. “Be like a mountain, aim to touch the sky but stay rooted to the ground” — Unknown

122. “Life is better when you’re surrounded by your best friends in the mountains.” — Unknown

123. “If you need me, you can find me in the mountains” — Unknown

124. “There is no wifi in the mountains, but I promise you will find a better connection.” — Unknown

125. “Moving rocks today strengthens you for moving mountains tomorrow.” — Matshona Dhliwayo

126. “The mountain affords perspective.” — Thomas Lloyd Qualls

127. “Life should have more mountains and less stress.” — Unknown

128. “The pure, dry mountain air is the elixir of life. ” — Isabella Bird

129. “All I need is a mountain breeze and tall trees.” — Unknown

130. “Leave the road, take the trails.” — Pythagoras

131. “The greatest joy in climbing is to be in charge of one’s own destiny”. — Chris Bonnington

132. “That girl, she’s going to move mountains.” — Unknown

133. “Life is better in hiking boots.” — Unknown

134. “Be like a mountain; do not let anything disturb your inner peace.” — Debasish Mridha

135. “Our peace shall stand as firm as rocky mountains.” — William Shakespeare

136. “Life sucks a lot less when you add mountain air, a campfire and some peace and quiet.” — Brooke Hampton

137. “Throw me to the mountains, I’ll be at peace as long as I will live.” ― Shashank Rayal

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Mountain Quotes

Short mountain quotes.

1. “The mountains are calling and I must go.” – John Muir

2. “Going to the mountains is like going home.” – John Muir

3.”You are not in the mountains. The mountains are in you.” – John Muir

4. “In the mountains, I go to lose my mind and find my soul.” – John Muir

5. “Every man should pull a boat over a mountain once in his life.” – Werner Herzog

6. “How wild it was to let it be.” – Cheryl Strayed

7. “When preparing to climb a mountain, pack a light heart.” – Dan May

8. “You don’t need missionaries in Colorado; you got Colorado.” – Trey Parker

9. “Mountains have a way of dealing with overconfidence.” – Hermann Buhl

10. “Nothing lives long, Only the earth and mountains.” – Dee Brown

11. “Chasing angels or fleeing demons, go to the mountains”– Jeffrey Rasley

12. “I felt my lungs inflate with the onrush of scenery.” -Sylvia Plath

13. “What are men to rocks and mountains?” – Jane Austen

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14. “Hike more. Worry Less.”

15. “Go wild, for a while.”

16. “Wake up, it’s adventure and coffee time.”

17. “Life’s a bit like mountaineering – never look down.” – Sir Edmund Hillary

18. “The top of one mountain is always the bottom of another.” – Marianne Williamson

19. “The most dangerous thing you can do in life is play it safe.’’ – Casey Neistat

20. “Climbing my way to bigger and better things.”

21. “If you need me, you can find me in the mountains.”

22. “Find me where the wild things are.”

23. “Your faith can move mountains and your doubt can create them.” – Swami Vivekananda

24. “All I need is a mountain breeze and tall trees.”

25. “Coffee, Mountains, Adventure”

26. “Getting to the top is optional. Getting down is mandatory.” – Ed Viesturs

Quotes About Mountains

27. “Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out going to the mountains is going home; that wilderness is a necessity.” – John Muir

28. “Mountains are not stadiums where I satisfy my ambition to achieve, they are the cathedrals where I practice my religion.” – Anatoli Boukreev

29. “If the stars should appear one night in a thousand years, how would men believe and adore; and preserve for many generations the remembrance of the city of God which had been shown! But every night come out these envoys of beauty, and light the universe with their admonishing smile.” – Emerson

30. “But the objective, the people ask, the meaning, the goal? There is no meaning, there is no goal. Mountaineering is as meaningless as life itself – and thus its magic will never die.” – Peter Wessel Zapffe

31. “So, if you cannot understand that there is something in man which responds to the challenge of this mountain and goes out to meet it, that the struggle is the struggle of life itself upward and forever upward, then you won’t see why we go. What we get from this adventure is just sheer joy. And joy is, after all, the end of life. We do not live to eat and make money. We eat and make money to be able to enjoy life. That is what life means and what life is for.” ― George Leigh Mallory

32. “Climb the mountain not to plant your flag, but to embrace the challenge, enjoy the air and behold the view. Climb it so you can see the world, not so the world can see you.” ― David McCullough Jr.

33. “If adventure has a final and all-embracing motive, it is surely this: we go out because it is our nature to go out, to climb mountains, and to paddle rivers, to fly to the planets and plunge into the depths of the oceans… When man ceases to do these things, he is no longer man.” – Wilfrid Noyce

34. “If you are faced with a mountain, you have several options. You can climb it and cross to the other side. You can go around it. You can dig under it. You can fly over it. You can blow it up. You can ignore it and pretend it’s not there. You can turn around and go back the way you came. Or you can stay on the mountain and make it your home.” – Vera Nazarian

35. “Earth and sky, woods and fields, lakes and rivers, the mountain and the sea, are excellent schoolmasters, and teach some of us more than we can ever learn from books.” – John Lubbock

36. “If you cannot understand that there is something in man which responds to the challenge of this mountain and goes out to meet it, that the struggle is the struggle of life itself upward and forever upward, then you won’t see why we go.” – Edmund Hillary

37. “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

38. “Climbing has shown me that I am all those things: strong and weak, brave and cowardly, both immune to and at the mercy of the death of death, all at the same time.” — Steve House

39. “The ground we walk on, the plants and creatures, the clouds above constantly dissolving into new formations – each gift of nature possessing its own radiant energy, bound together by cosmic harmony.” – Ruth Bernhard

Elevating Mountain Quotes

40. “It’s not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.” – Sir Edmund Hillary

41. “No matter how tall the mountain is, it cannot block the sun.” – Chinese Proverb

42. “In a flat country, a hillock thinks itself a mountain.” – Turkish Proverb

43. “Everybody wants to reach the peak, but there is no growth on the top of a mountain. It is in the valley that we slog through the lush grass and rich soil, learning and becoming what enables us to summit life’s next peak.” – Andy Andrews

44. “Mountains know secrets we need to learn. That it might take time, it might be hard, but if you just hold on long enough, you will find the strength to rise up.” – Tyler Knott

45. “When faced with a large project, remember you move a mountain one stone at a time.” – Catherine Pulsifer

46. “The deepest sea has a bottom, the highest mountain has a summit.” – Chinese Proverb

47. “He who climbs upon the highest mountains laughs at all tragedies, real or imaginary.” – Friedrich Neitszche

48. “Every mountain top is within reach if you just keep climbing.” – Barry Finlay

49. “Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, So… get on your way!” – Dr. Seuss

50. “Mountains are only a problem when they are bigger than you. You should develop yourself so much that you become bigger than the mountains you face.” – Idowu Koyenikan

51. “Success comes to those who have an entire mountain of gold that they continually mine, not those who find one nugget and try to live on it for fifty years.” – John C. Maxwell

Funny Mountain Quotes And Puns

52. “Sometimes, you just need to change your altitude.”

53. “Until further notice, assume that we’re peaking.”

54. “Enjoying life in the snow lane.”

55. “Don’t get your slopes up.”

56. “There is no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing.” – Sir Rannulph Fiennes

57. “Don’t make a mountain out of a molehill.” – John Fox

58. “You can’t buy happiness, but you can buy a lift pass.”

59. “Sleeping bags are the soft tacos of the bear world.”

60. “There is no wifi in the mountains, but I promise you will find a better connection.”

61. “A mountain’s favorite band is Range Against the Machine.”

62. “Mount your blessings.”

63. “Don’t sweat the tall stuff.”

64. “It isn’t the mountain ahead that wears you out; it’s the grain of sand in your shoe.”

Mountain Jokes

65. Why can’t you play hide and seek with mountains? They always peak!

66. What’s the smartest mountain in the world? Mount Cl-Everest.

67. You should dress warmly in the Andes. That place is Chile.

68. What’s funnier: mountain ranges or forests? Mountains, of course- they’re hill-areas.

69. How do mountains hear? Thanks to mountain-ears, duh.

70. How about the most dangerous mountain in the world? Kill-a-man-jaro.

71. Why did the boy soon stop trying to grab the mountain fog? Because he always mist.

72. How do you solve a math problem at the top of a mountain? Just sum it.

73. Why did the vain man love mountain plateaus so much? They offered the highest kind of flattery.

74. What do you call a flock of sweeping falling down a mountain? A lamb slide.

75. What’s a world-famous rock group with 4 guys that don’t sing? Mount Rushmore.

76. Why do pirates steer clear of mountain roads? ‘Scurvy!

77. What do you call a giant hill made of kittens? A meow-tain.

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Best Mountain Quotes – 70 Inspiring Quotes About Mountains

50 of the best mountain quotes to inspire your next adventure in the great outdoors. Each mountain quote is sure to encourage you to achieve new heights in life!

Best Mountain Quotes - 50 inspiring quotes about mountains

The Ultimate Collection of Quotes on Mountains

There's something very primal about being in the mountains.

That feeling of nature being all powerful, combined with the desire to climb as high as possible so as to experience unique views and feelings.

Mountains beckon adventurers and explorers, offering challenging terrain that pushes physical and mental limits.

Climbing, hiking, skiing, and mountaineering provide opportunities for personal growth, self-discovery, and the thrill of conquering summits.

Personally, I love cycling in the mountains even though it's challenging.

That feeling of conquering a hard climb up a mountain, taking time out to enjoy the view, and then gliding back downhill again on two wheels is unbeatable.

Truth be told, being in the mountains makes me feel alive!

Famous Mountain Quotes

Whether you like to enjoy a good mountain view, want to conquer new heights, or like the feeling of downhill mountain biking, these inspirational mountain quotes are designed to make you step outdoors and start your next adventure!

Top 50 Mountains Quotes List

Highest of heights, I climb this mountain and feel one with the rock and grit and solitude echoing back at me.

–Bradley Chicho

Mountain Quotes: Highest of heights, I climb this mountain and feel one with the rock and grit and solitude echoing back at me.

2. Man can climb to the highest summits, but he cannot dwell there long.

– George Bernard Shaw

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3. There are two kinds of climbers: those who climb because their heart sings when they’re in the mountains, and all the rest.

– Alex Lowe

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4. Women need opportunity and encouragement. If a girl can climb mountains, she can do anything positive within her field of work.

– Samina Baig

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5. Mountains terrify me – they just sit about; they are so proud.

– Sylvia Plath

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6. The mountains are a demanding, cold place, and they don’t allow for mistakes.

– Conrad Anker

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7. The only Zen you can find on the tops of mountains is the Zen you bring up there.

– Robert M. Pirsig

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8. In the presence of eternity, the mountains are as transient as the clouds.

– Robert Green Ingersoll

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9. You can’t move mountains by whispering at them.

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10. As a professional climber, that’s the question you always get: Why, why, why? It’s an ineffable thing; you can’t describe it.

– Jimmy Chin

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Best Mountain Quotes To Inspire

Humans have always been fascinated with mountains, whether they admire them from afar or watch their peaks disappear in the clouds.

Perhaps it's the unpredictability of nature in their unmerciful weather, their towering size or the demanding presence of mountains that captures our greatest adventures.

In this next section of mountain travel quotes, you'll find some truly inspiring mountain sayings.

Combined as they are with wonderful images of mountains and the Great Outdoors, you'll want to start your next journey today!

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

– Edmund Hillary

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12. Our peace shall stand as firm as rocky mountains.

– William Shakespeare

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13. Climbing is my art; I get so much joy and gratification from it.

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14. May your dreams be larger than mountains and may you have the courage to scale their summits.

– Harley King

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15. Over every mountain, there is a path, although it may not be seen from the valley.

– Theodore Roethke

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16. It’s not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.

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17. If you want to train for big mountain endeavors, spend time in big mountains.

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18. When the sun is shining I can do anything; no mountain is too high, no trouble too difficult to overcome.

– Wilma Rudolph

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19. Mountains are the beginning and the end of all natural scenery.

– John Ruskin

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20. Stop staring at mountains. Climb them instead, yes, it’s a harder process but it will lead you to a better view.

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Inspirational Adventure Mountain Quotes

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21. I go to seek a great perhaps

– John Green

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22. Great things are done when men and mountains meet; This is not done by jostling in the street.

-William Blake

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23. How wild it was, to let it be.

– Cheryl Strayed

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24. May your dreams be larger than mountains and may you have the courage to scale their summits.

-Harley King

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25. You are not in the mountains. The mountains are in you.

– John Muir

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

– Werner Herzog

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27. I’ve realized that at the top of the mountain, there’s another mountain.

– Andrew Garfield

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28. The cliche is that life is a mountain. You go up, reach the top and then go down.

– Jeanne Moreau

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29. Every mountain top is within reach if you just keep climbing.

– Barry Finlay

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30. The best view comes after the hardest climb.

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31. Human life is far more important than just getting to the top of a mountain.

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32. Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far they can go.

– T.S. Eliot

33. The top of one mountain is always the bottom of another.

– Marianne Williamson

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34. Climb the mountain not to plant your flag, but to embrace the challenge, enjoy the air and behold the view. Climb it so you can see the world, not so the world can see you.

― David McCullough Jr.

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35. Hike more. Worry Less.

36. Mountains are only a problem when they are bigger than you. You should develop yourself so much that you become bigger than the mountains you face.

― Idowu Koyenikan”

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37. The way up to the top of the mountain is always longer than you think. Don’t fool yourself, the moment will arrive when what seemed so near is still very far.

— Paulo Coelho

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38. The mountains are calling and I must go.

– John Muir

39. He who climbs upon the highest mountains laughs at all tragedies, real or imaginary.

― Friedrich Neitszche

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40. I like the mountains because they make me feel small,’ Jeff says. ‘They help me sort out what’s important in life.

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Motivational Mountain View Quotes

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41. Never measure the height of a mountain until you reach the top. Then you will see how low it was.

-Dag Hammerskjold

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42. Somewhere between the bottom of the climb and the summit is the answer to the mystery why we climb.

– Greg Child

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43. Don’t be afraid to fail. Be afraid not to try.

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44. Coffee, Mountains, Adventure.

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45. You’re off to Great Places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, so… get on your way!

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46. All good things are wild and free.

47. The most dangerous thing you can do in life is play it safe.

– Casey Neistat

The most dangerous thing you can do in life is play it safe.

48. There are far better things ahead than the ones we leave behind.

– C.S. Lewis

There are far better things ahead than the ones we leave behind.

Inspirational Quotes

As an added bonus, here's a few more mountain quotes and inspiring sayings from famous people, adventurers, thinkers and well known personalities.

49. Climb the mountains and get their good tidings .

50. Keep close to Nature’s heart… and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean.

51. It's important to know that words don't move mountains. Work, exacting work moves mountains.

– Danilo Dolci

52. You cannot stay on the summit forever; you have to come down again.

– René Daumal

53. So this was what a mountain was like, the same as a person: the more you know, the less you fear.

– Wu Ming-Yi

54. Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But it's worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains.

– Steve Jobs

55. The tops of mountains are among the unfinished parts of the globe, whither it is a slight insult to the gods to climb and pry into their secrets, and try their effect on our humanity. Only daring and insolent men, perchance, go there.

– Henry David Thoreau

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Mountain Air Quotes

56. Sometimes grace is a ribbon of mountain air that gets in through the cracks.

– Anne Lamott

57. I throw back my head, and, feeling free as the wind, breathe in the fresh mountain air. Although I am heavy-hearted, my spirits are rising. To walk in nature is always good medicine.

– Jean Craighead George

58. Before computers, telephone lines and television connect us, we all share the same air, the same oceans, the same mountains and rivers. We are all equally responsible for protecting them.

– Julia Louis-Dreyfus

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59. “Each fresh peak ascended teaches something.”

– Sir Martin Convay

60. “Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you're climbing it.”

– Andy Rooney.

61. “Benedicto: May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds.

62. “Although I do love oceans, deserts, and other wild landscapes, it is only mountains that beckon me with the sort of painful magnetic pull to walk deeper and deeper into their beauty. They keep me continuously wanting to know more, feel more, see more. To become more.”

– Victoria Erickson

Climb Mountains Quotes

63. You don't climb mountains without a team, you don't climb mountains without being fit, you don't climb mountains without being prepared and you don't climb mountains without balancing the risks and rewards. And you never climb a mountain on accident – it has to be intentional.

– Mark Udall

64.“People ask me, ‘What is the use of climbing Mount Everest?' and my answer must at once be, ‘It is of no use.'There is not the slightest prospect of any gain whatsoever. Oh, we may learn a little about the behaviour of the human body at high altitudes, and possibly medical men may turn our observation to some account for the purposes of aviation. But otherwise nothing will come of it. We shall not bring back a single bit of gold or silver, not a gem, nor any coal or iron… If you cannot understand that there is something in man which responds to the challenge of this mountain and goes out to meet it, that the struggle is the struggle of life itself upward and forever upward, then you won't see why we go. What we get from this adventure is just sheer joy. And joy is, after all, the end of life. We do not live to eat and make money. We eat and make money to be able to live. That is what life means and what life is for.”

― George Mallory

65.“Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop away from you like the leaves of Autumn.”

― John Muir

Quotations About Mountains

66. Although I deeply love oceans, deserts and other wild landscapes, it is only mountains that beckon me with that sort of painful magnetic pull to walk deeper and deeper into their beauty. They keep me continuously wanting to know more, feel more, see more.”

― Victoria Erickson

67. “Chasing angels or fleeing demons, go to the mountains”

– Jeffrey Rasley

68.“You don't need to climb a mountain to know that it's high.”

― Paulo Coelho

69.“The mountain remains unmoved at seeming defeat by the mist.”

– Rabindranath Tagore

70. “Nothing lives long, Only the earth and mountains.”

– Dee Brown

What is the saying about the mountain?

“The best view comes after the hardest climb.”
“Every mountain top is within reach if you just keep climbing.”
“Always be thankful for the little things… even the smallest mountains can hide the most breathtaking views!”
“Only mountains can feel the frozen warmth of the sun through snow's gentle caress on their peaks”
“Every man should pull a boat over a mountain once in his life.”
“We are now in the mountains and they are in us, kindling enthusiasm, making every nerve quiver, filling every pore and cell of us.”
“How glorious a greeting the sun gives the mountains!” ~ John Muir

How the mountains make me feel?

The mountains provide us with a chance to stop and appreciate the natural beauty of the planet. Taking a break from the stress and dirt of modern life and changing your perspective. A trip to the mountains, whether alone or with family and friends, has been shown to improve one's mental health.

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“Nature to be commanded must be obeyed.”
“My wish is to stay always like this, living quietly in a corner of nature.”
“Should you shield the canyons from the windstorms you would never see the true beauty of their carvings.”

What are some quotes about mountains and wild landscapes?

“There is no such sense of solitude as that which we experience upon the silent and vast elevations of great mountains.
Earth and sky, woods and fields, lakes and rivers, the mountain and the sea, are excellent schoolmasters, and teach some of us more than we can ever learn from books.
Nathaniel Hawthorne Quote: “Mountains are earth's undecaying monuments.”
“There is no such sense of solitude as that which we experience upon the silent and vast elevations of great mountains. Lifted high above the level of human sounds and habitations, among the wild expanses and colossal features of Nature, we are thrilled in our loneliness with a strange fear and elation – an ascent above the reach of life’s expectations or companionship, and the tremblings of a wild and undefined misgivings.” – Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

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80+ Best Mountain Quotes to Inspire Your Adventures

The mountains hold great benefits for human beings. It is statistically proven that looking at the snow-capped peaks relaxes your nervous system and makes you feel calmer and refreshed. We hope to reach the same goal for you when reading our mountain quotes below.

If you are up for some more thrill and want to climb up a mountain, you get rewarded with tons of more health benefits due to the fresh air and high altitude. It benefits not only blood pressure, blood sugar levels, the heart and cardiovascular system, it also helps when you have asthma or allergies.

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80+ Best Mountain Quotes, Captions, and Sayings

Us standing in front of high mountains in the Rocky Mountain National Park

The mountains have fascinated people for decades due to their beautiful faces and the draw to make it to the top. Their height and steepness remind us of something majestic and symbolize human desires, dreams, and hope.

Check out the following mountain quotes to find the perfect mountain quote for your current situation in life.

Short Mountain Quotes

Mountain Quotes with snow capped ridges in the background

There are so many quotes about mountains by outdoor lovers out there, we bet you know at least one. Nevertheless, you will find tons of new, unique mountain quotes below which emphasize the metaphorical importance of the steep mountain ridges.

1.“Going to the mountains is like going home” – John Muir

2. “You are not in the mountains. The mountains are in you.” – John Muir

3. “Into the mountains, I go to lose my mind and find my soul” – John Muir

4. “The mountains are calling and I must go.” – John Muir

5. “You can’t move mountains by whispering at them.” – Pink

6. “Mountains define you. You cannot define them.” – May Sarton

7. “Mountains should not be judged by altitude.” – Louis L’Amour

8. “No matter how tall the mountain is, it cannot block the sun.” – Chinese Proverb

9. “Mountains are earth’s undecaying monuments.” – Nathaniel Hawthorne

10. “The top of one mountain is always the bottom of another.” – Marianne Williamson

11. “It is better to master one mountain than a thousand foothills.” – William Arthur Ward

12. “If you need me, you can find me in the mountains” – Unknown

13. “There is no wifi in the mountains, but I promise you will find a better connection.” – Unknown

14. “I learn something every time I go into the mountains.” – Michael Kennedy

15. “The mountains whisper for me to wander; my soul hikes to the call.” – Angie Weiland-Crosby

16. “In the mountains, there are only two grades: You can either do it, or you can’t.” – Rusty Baille

17. “Mountains are the beginning and end of all natural scenery.” – John Ruskin

18. “The mountain remains unmoved at seeming defeat by the mist.” – Rabindranath Tagore

19. “To walk in nature is to witness a thousand miracles.” – Mary Davis

20. “There are far better things ahead than the ones we leave behind.” – C.S. Lewis

21. “How wild it was to let it be.” – Cheryl Strayed

22. “Each fresh peak ascended teaches something.” – Sir Martin Conway

23. “There’s no time to be bored in a world as beautiful as this” – Unknown

24. “Mountains have a way of dealing with overconfidence.” – Hermann Buhl

25. “Always be thankful for the little things even the smallest mountains can hide the most breathtaking views” – Nyki Mack

26. “The mountains were there and so was I.” – Maurice Herzog

27. “Faith can move mountains. Doubt can create them.” – Unknown

28. “I’m just moving clouds today, tomorrow I’ll try mountains.” – Ashleigh Brilliant

29. “May you find the might to move your mountains.” – Lailah Gifty Akita

30. “Kid, you’ll move mountains!” – Dr. Seuss

Inspirational Mountain Quotes about Life

Mountain Quote in front of towering mountains in Yosemite National Park

Mountains play a major role in the survival of human beings. They offer a wide range of biodiversity, natural resources, shelter, recreation, and healing. When it comes to spiritual connection, they personify resilience and stability.

The following inspirational mountain quotes about life bring those healing qualities into your life.

31. “It’s not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.” – Sir Edmund Hillary

32. “If you think you’ve peaked, find a new mountain.” – Unknown

33. “Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, So… get on your way!” – Dr. Seuss

34. “I’ve realized that at the top of the mountain, there’s another mountain.” – Andrew Garfield

35. “Sometimes in life, we don’t get to choose the mountain; it chooses us. “ – Neal McCoy

36. “Sometimes, you just need to change your altitude.” – Unknown

37. “Never measure the height of a mountain until you have reached the top. Then you will see how low it was.” – Dag Hammarskjold

38. “The cliche is that life is a mountain. You go up, reach the top and then go down.” – Jeanne Moreau

39. “Every great achievement is but a small peak in the mountain range of contributions.” – Dale T. Mortensen

40. “It’s important to know that words don’t move mountains. Work, exacting work moves mountains.” – Danilo Dolci

41. “May your dreams be larger than mountains and may you have the courage to scale their summits.” – Harley King

42. “The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.” – Confucius

43. “No single mountain ever came to me… so I always go to them.” – Erik Tanghe

44. “Actually, the best gift you could have given her was a lifetime of adventures.” – Lewis Carroll

45. “It isn’t the mountain ahead that wears you out; it’s the grain of sand in your shoe.” – Robert W. Service

46. “Life’s a bit like mountaineering — never look down.” – Edmund Hillary

47. “Over every mountain, there is a path, although it may not be seen from the valley.” – Theodore Roethke

Climbing Quotes about Mountains

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Hiking up a mountain is for sure challenging but in our opinion it is the most rewarding way of hitting the trails. When you reach the top after your exhausting climb up, you will get to experience unforgettable 360-degree views.

Read these climbing mountain quotes to remind you of the greatest feeling of making it up a mountain.

48. “When preparing to climb a mountain, pack a light heart.” – Dan May

49. “Getting to the top is optional. Getting down is mandatory.” – Ed Viesturs

50. “Every mountain top is within reach if you just keep climbing.” – Barry Finlay

51. “The summit is what drives us, but the climb itself is what matters.” – Conrad Anker

52. “The higher you climb on the mountain, the harder the wind blows.” – Sam Cummings

53. “The hardest mountain to climb is the one within.” – J. Lynn

54. “You don’t need to climb a mountain to know that it’s high.” – Paulo Coelho

55. “To aim for the highest point is not the only way to climb a mountain.” – Nan Shepherd

56. “You never climb a mountain on accident – it has to be intentional.” – Mark Udall

57. “You can’t climb up a mountain with downhill thoughts.” – Unknown

58. “You climb to reach the summit, but once there, discover that all roads lead down.” – Stanislaw Lem

Funny Mountain Quotes and Sayings

The first funny mountain quote we came along was at Disney World. Someone was wearing a shirt saying ‘The Mountains are calling and I must go’. We knew that quote but instead of referring to the stunning mountains you can find outdoors, the shirt was pointing to all the mountain attractions you can find at Disney, Space Mountain, Big Thunder Mountain, and Splash Mountain. We thought it was hilarious.

Here, you find more funny mountain quotes and word plays which will make you laugh your head off.

59. What do you call an amazing day up a mountain? A peak experience.

60. Never forget how beautiful the mountains are. You don’t want to take them for granite.

61. Don’t sweat the tall stuff.

62. You might be at the summit but it’s all downhill from there.

63. Why can’t you play hide and seek with mountains? They always peak!

Mountain Captions

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Are you looking for some sweet and short mountain captions for your Instagram account? These mountain quotes will for sure catch everyone’s attention.

64. The best view comes after the hardest climb.

65. Life’s a climb but the view is great.

66. One more climb.

67. Life’s a mountain, not a beach.

68. It’s just a hill, get over it.

69. Life should have more mountains and less stress.

70. A little more altitude, a little less attitude.

71. Be like a mountain, aim to touch the sky but stay rooted to the ground.

72. Action-peaked adventure.

73. Take me to the Mountains.

74. The mountains are my happy place.

75. And so the adventure begins.

76. Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.

77. There’s no time to be bored in a world as beautiful as this.

78. Until further notice, assume that we’re peaking.

79. When you cannot move a mountain, it is only because you were meant to climb it.

80. Whatever you want is behind the mountain of struggles. Nothing great comes with ease.

81. Climbing my way to bigger and better things.

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77 Mountain Quotes and Captions to Spark Your Wanderlust

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77 Mountain Quotes and Captions to Spark Your Wanderlust

Nothing encapsulates better the greatness of nature like the mountains. The lonely giants have this ability to silence every thought in your head and touch your soul. Since you can’t be in the mountains all the time (there are bears, you know), I have collected a vast collection of mountain quotes that will teleport you there instantly.

Аnd if you are looking for quotes about mountains because you just got back from your journey and need a cool capture for your Instagram photo, no worries. I have a whole Instagram mountain captions section where you’ll surely find the best one for you.

Best Mountain Quotes

I’m not sure if those are the best quotes about mountains (it’s a bit subjective), but those are certainly my favorite ones. They manage to depict the towering beauty of the lonely giants and this special feeling you get when you wander around their magnificent peaks.

1 – “Somewhere between the bottom of the climb and the summit is the answer to the mystery why we climb.” – Greg Child

2 – “Climb the mountain not to plant your flag, but to embrace the challenge, enjoy the air and behold the view. Climb it so you can see the world, not so the world can see you.” – David McCullough Jr.

3 – “Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, So… get on your way!” – Dr. Seuss

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4 – “I’ve realized that at the top of the mountain, there’s another mountain.” – Andrew Garfield

5 – “Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you’re climbing it.” – Andy Rooney

6 – “So this was what a mountain was like, the same as a person: the more you know, the less you fear.” – Wu Ming-Yi

7 – “Some men see mountains as obstacles. Others as a canvas.” – Richard Paul Evans

8 – “Life sucks a lot less when you add mountain air, a campfire and some peace and quiet.” – Brooke Hampton

9 – “The mountains whisper for me to wander; my soul hikes to the call.” – Angie Weiland-Crosby

10 – “It’s not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.” – Sir Edmund Hillary

Inspirational Mountain Quotes

This section of mountain quotes will elevate your spirit and inspire you to do great things. Here mountains often represent not the physical marvels of nature but life struggles and challenges.

11 – “Never measure the height of a mountain until you reach the top. Then you will see how low it was.” – Dag Hammarskjold

12 – “Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far they can go.” – T.S. Eliot

13 – “You cannot stay on the summit forever; you have to come down again. So why bother in the first place? Just this: What is above knows what is below, but what is below does not know what is above. One climbs, one sees. One descends, one sees no longer, but one has seen.” – Rene Daumal

14 – “May your mountains rise into and above the clouds.” – Edward Abbey

15 – “Each fresh peak ascended teaches something.” – Sir Martin Conway

16 – “Life’s a bit like mountaineering – never look down.” – Edmund Hillary

17 – “You keep putting one foot in front of the other, and then one day you look back and you’ve climbed a mountain.” – Tom Hiddleston

18 – “Without mountains, we might find ourselves relieved that we can avoid the pain of the ascent, but we will forever miss the thrill of the summit. And in such a terribly scandalous trade-off, it is the absence of pain that becomes the thief of life.” – Craig D. Lounsbrough

19 – “The deepest sea has a bottom, the highest mountain has a summit.” – Chinese Proverb

20 – “May your dreams be larger than mountains and may you have the courage to scale their summits.” – Harley King

21 – “The higher you climb on the mountain, the harder the wind blows.” – Sam Cummings

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22 – “Always be thankful for the little things… even the smallest mountains can hide the most breathtaking views!” – Nyki Mack

23 – “It isn’t the mountain ahead that wears you out; it’s the grain of sand in your shoe.” – Robert W. Service

24 – “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.” – Sylvester Stallone

25 – “Great things are done when men and mountains meet.” – William Blake

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26 – “Over every mountain, there is a path, although it may not be seen from the valley.” – Theodore Roethke

27 – “If you are faced with a mountain, you have several options. You can climb it and cross to the other side. You can go around it. You can dig under it. You can fly over it. You can blow it up. You can ignore it and pretend it’s not there. You can turn around and go back the way you came. Or you can stay on the mountain and make it your home.” – Vera Nazarian

28 – “The farthest mountain is the one you think you can never reach and it may even be just by the side of you!” – Mehmet Murat ildan

29 – “Earth and sky, woods and fields, lakes and rivers, the mountain and the sea, are excellent schoolmasters, and teach some of us more than what we could learn from books.” – John Lubbock

30 – “The choices we make lead up to actual experiences. It is one thing to decide to climb a mountain. It is quite another to be on top of it.” – Herbert A. Simon

31 – “The only Zen you can find on the tops of mountains is the Zen you bring up there. “ – Robert M. Pirsig

32 – “It is better to master one mountain than a thousand foothills.” – William Arthur Ward

33 – “No matter how tall the mountain is, it cannot block the sun.” – Chinese Proverb

John Muir Quotes About Mountain

John Muir was a 19th-century author and environmentalist also known as “John of the Mountains” and “Father of the National Parks”. He spent his whole life exploring mountain peaks and created one of the best mountain quotes there are.

34 – “I am losing precious days. I am degenerating into a machine for making money. I am learning nothing in this trivial world of men. I must break away and get out into the mountains to learn the news.” – John Muir

35 – “In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.” – John Muir

36 – “The mountains are calling and I must go.” – John Muir

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37 – “Into the mountains I go to lose my mind and find my soul.” – John Muir

38 – “Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity.” – John Muir

39 – “We are now in the mountains and they are in us, kindling enthusiasm, making every nerve quiver, filling every pore and cell of us.” – John Muir

40 – “Society speaks and all men listen, mountains speak and wise men listen.” – John Muir

41 – “Climb the mountains and get their good tidings.” – John Muir

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42 – “You are not in the mountains. The mountains are in you.” – John Muir

43 – “Keep close to Nature’s heart… and break clear away, once in a while, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean.” – John Muir

Short Quotes About Mountains

The following short mountain quotes are great for Instagram captions. If you can’t find the best for your photo, scroll a bit more and you’ll find even more caption ideas.

44 – “Mountains draw you to a deeper place in yourself.” – Joan Bauer

45 – “Mountains are where heaven meets earth.” – Anita Diament

46 – “The climb speaks to our character, but the view, I think, to our souls.” – Lori Lansens

47 – “In the mountains, there are only two grades: You can either do it, or you can’t.” – Rusty Baille

48 – “Nothing lives long, Only the earth and mountains.” – Dee Brown

49 – “The mountains themselves call us into greater stories.” – Donald Miller

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50 – “The sun shines brightest from the peaks of mountains.” – Unknown

51 – “Mountains are the beginning and end of all natural scenery.” – John Ruskin

52 – “I learn something every time I go into the mountains.” – Michael Kennedy

53 – “Every mountain top is within reach if you just keep climbing.” – Barry Finlay

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54 – “Mountains define you. You cannot define them.” – May Sarton

55 – “When preparing to climb a mountain – pack a light heart.” – Dan May

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56 – “The pure, dry mountain air is the elixir of life.” – Isabella Bird

57 – “The violets in the mountains have broken the rocks.” – Tennessee Williams

58 – “The cliche is that life is a mountain. You go up, reach the top and then go down.” – Jeanne Moreau

59 – “To walk in nature is to witness a thousand miracles.” – Mary Davis

60 – “Mountains have a way of dealing with overconfidence.” – Hermann Buhl

61 – “In a flat country, a hillock thinks itself a mountain.” – Turkish Proverb

62 – “What are men to rocks and mountains?” – Jane Austen

63 – “Chasing angels or fleeing demons, go to the mountains.” – Jeffrey Rasley

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64 – “Mountains are earth’s undecaying monuments.” – Nathaniel Hawthorne

More Mountain Quotes

Here are the rest of my favorite quotes about mountains.

65 – “Although I deeply love oceans, deserts, and other wild landscapes, it is only mountains that beckon me with that sort of painful magnetic pull to walk deeper and deeper into their beauty.” – Victoria Erikson

66 – “This mountain, the arched back of the earth risen before us, it made me feel humble, like a beggar, just lucky to be here at all, even briefly.” – Bridget Asher

67 – “Mountains know secrets we need to learn. That it might take time, it might be hard, but if you just hold on long enough, you will find the strength to rise up.” – Tyler Knott

68 – “I like the mountains because they make me feel small,’ Jeff says. ‘They help me sort out what’s important in life.” – Mark Obmascik

69 – “Adventure isn’t hanging on a rope off the side of a mountain. Adventure is an attitude that we must apply to the day-to-day obstacles of life.” – John Amatt

70 – I love to sit on a mountain top and gaze. I don’t think of anything but the people I care about and the view.” – Julian Lennon

71 – “My father considered a walk among the mountains as the equivalent of churchgoing.” – Aldous Huxley

72 – “He who climbs upon the highest mountains laughs at all tragedies, real or imaginary.” – Friedrich Nietzsche

73 – “Accidents on big mountains happen when people’s ambitions cloud their good judgment. Good climbing is about climbing with heart and with instinct, not ambition and pride.” – Bear Grylls

74 – “I understood at a very early age that in nature, I felt everything I should feel in church but never did. Walking in the woods, I felt in touch with the universe and with the spirit of the universe.” – Alice Walker

75 – “I am convinced that the jealous, the angry, the bitter and the egotistical are the first to race to the top of mountains. A confident person enjoys the journey, the people they meet along the way and sees life not as a competition.” – Shannon L. Alder

76 – “Those who travel to mountain-tops are half in love with themselves, and half in love with oblivion.” – Robert Macfarlane

77 – “Mountains are not stadiums where I satisfy my ambition to achieve, they are the cathedrals where I practice my religion.” – Anatoli Boukreev

Best Mountain Captions

Mountain quotes are definitely inspiring but they are not always the best for Instagram. The following 77 mountain captions are the best on the web and I’m pretty sure you’ll find the perfect one here.

1 – The best view comes after the hardest climb

2 – It’s not the mountain we conquer but ourselves

3 – Sometimes you just need to change your altitude

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4 – She will move mountains

5 – There is no wifi in the mountains, but I promise you will find a better connection.

6 – Hike more. Worry Less.

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7 – On a date with mountains. Brb.

8 – Life should have more mountains and less stress.

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9 – The mountains are my happy place.

10 – Coffee. Mountains. Adventure.

Funny Mountain Captions

A lot of puns can make your social media a brighter place. So here are my favorite funny mountain captions.

11 – What’s the smartest mountain in the world? Mount Cl-Everest .

12 – These mountain jokes are awful. But at least they’re not cliff hangers.

13 – Why can’t you play hide and seek with mountains? They always peak !

14 – Until further notice, assume that we’re peaking.

15 – You can’t buy happiness, but you can buy a lift pass.

16 – What a funny world we live in when we won’t turn our phones off, yet we get excited to see we’ve hiked far enough to lose service.

17 – Time in the mountains is always snow much fun.

18 – One more climb

19 – Actions peak louder than words

20 – What do you call a giant hill made of kittens? A meow -tain.

21 – Dear mountains, I think about you all the time

22 – Less talking, more looking at the views.

23 – Take a peak .

24 – Mountain hair, don’t care.

25 – There’s nothing but a fine line between ‘hell’ and ‘hill’.

26 – When life gives you mountains, put on your boots and hike.

27 – Fresh air, don’t care.

28 – Eat, sleep, and sleigh.

29 – Snuggle-and-sip-hot-chocolate-in-a-cabin season.

30 – Enjoying life in the snow lane.

31 – Hot cocoa and fuzzy socks, here we come!

32 – Here is a photo of me and my therapist.

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33 – It’s just a hill, get over it.

More Instagram Mountain Captions

34 – And so the adventure begins.

35 – Life’s a mountain, not a beach.

36 – In the mountains, you are sometimes invited, sometimes tolerated, and sometimes told to go home.

37 – Stop staring at mountains. Climb them instead, yes, it’s a harder process but it will lead you to a better view.

38 – The best view is where the air is thin.

39 – I’ve never met a mountain view I didn’t like.

40 – Sky above. Earth below. Peace within.

41 – Always take the scenic route.

42 – Go wild, for a while.

43 – Let’s find some beautiful hills to get lost together.

44 – Go where you feel most alive

45 – Life is short go to the mountains and never look back

46 – If you think you’ve peaked, find a new mountain.

47 – I’m a mountain kind of person

48 – I love places that make you realize how tiny you and your problems are.

49 – Up, up, and away in the mountains for a weekend.

50 – All I need is a mountain breeze and tall trees.

51 – I need some mountain time.

52 – The world is quiet here.

53 – This is what it is to be happy.

54 – Climbing my way to bigger and better things.

55 – Life should have more mountains

56 – Sunrise on a mountain is my favourite colour

57 – Everything is better in the mountains.

58 – All good things are wild and free.

59 – Adventure awaits at the end of your comfort zone.

60 – Life is short go to the mountains and never look back.

61 – Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations.

62 – I am never lost in the mountains, it’s where I find myself.

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63 – When everything feels like an uphill struggle, think of the view from the top.

64 – Be like a mountain, aim to touch the sky but stay rooted to the ground

65 – My happy place…. The forest, The mountains …. No better place to recharge than in the embrace of mother nature.

66 – All good things are wild and free.

67 – Never miss a moment in the mountains.

68 – If it involves mountains, breakfast food, coffee, or campfires, I’m in.

69 – Made for the mountains.

70 – Sometimes you just need an adventure to cleanse the bitter taste of life from your soul.

71. – Find me where the wild things are.

72 – Breathing dreams like air.

73 – How wild it was, to let it be.

74 – Trust me, there are things in this mountain that will make your jaw bounce off the floor.

75 – “Oh yes! I have couple-goals too. I love to couple myself with- Books, Coffee and Mountains.”

76 – Be like a mountain, aim to touch the sky but stay rooted to the ground.

77 – That girl, she’s going to move mountains.

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A trip to the mountains is all we need to make our spirits soar! The exhilaration, thrill, and sense of accomplishment you get when you climb, hike, or ski mountains is unmatched. Everything feels insignificant and trivial as you reach the top of the mountain and glance at the world below. It’s impossible to express that feeling in words (but then we can always borrow others’ words and thus, this list of beautiful mountain quotes and mountain captions comes to your rescue). And how can we not talk about the wild nature that surrounds the colossal mountains?

Plus, the wisdom and life lessons mountains impart to us can never be found in the pages of any book. That’s the reason why poets, authors, musicians, painters, and other artists around the world have used mountains as a metaphor for life abound in modesty, hard work, challenges, success, beauty, and exploration. They quote mountains whenever they talk about life. An adventure in the mountains can shape us into fine human beings. And it’s important to take your kids to the mountains as it not only makes them appreciate nature but also gets them ready for life @ large.

I love how simple and humble are the people of the mountains. I love how a cup of hot tea with a view of misty mountains in front of me sums up life. I love how a remote wilderness that leads to the summit teaches you that without challenges, you can’t get success in life. Well, I can go on and on because the mountains feel like home to me. Let’s get to the point.

So, the point is whether you’re looking for quotes about mountains to inspire your next adventure or Instagram captions for mountains to go with your mountain pic, inspirational mountain quotes to make headway through life and its complications, or social media captions for mountains, this roundup of the best mountains quotes, mountain captions, mountain sayings, and the mountain slogans has got your back!

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Best Quotes for Mountains

The mountains are calling, and I must go! ~ John Muir All good things are wild and free. “Chasing angels or fleeing demons, go to the mountains.” ~ Jeffrey Rasley “I like the mountains because they make me feel small,’ Jeff says. ‘They help me sort out what’s important in life.” ~ Mark Obmascik “You need mountains, long staircases don’t make good hikers.” ~ Amit Kalantri “A night on the mountain is better than a thousand nights in the city because you meet the universe on the mountain!” ~ Mehmet Murat ildan “In the presence of eternity, the mountains are as transient as the clouds.” ~ Robert Green Ingersoll “Every mountain has its soul… if the mountain does not accept you & you don’t submit to her will, she will destroy you.” ~ Bernadette McDonald “If you ignore the mountain, doesn’t mean mountain will ignore you too..” ~ Tanveer Mazhar My father considered a walk among the mountains as the equivalent of churchgoing. ~ Aldous Huxley “The mountains were his masters. They rimmed in life. They were the cup of reality, beyond growth, beyond struggle and death. They were his absolute unity in the midst of eternal change. ~ Thomas Wolfe “Mountains, according to the angle of view, the season, the time of day, the beholder’s frame of mind, or any one thing, can effectively change their appearance. Thus, it is essential to recognize that we can never know more than one side, one small aspect of a mountain.” ~ Haruki Murakami When we tire of well-worn ways, we seek for new. This restless craving in the souls of men spurs them to climb, and to seek the mountain view. Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Mountain Life Quotes

The cliche is that life is a mountain. You go up, reach the top, and then go down. ~ Jeanne Moreau “As you climb down the mountain, a disturbing emotion emerges in your soul! This is a sense of emptiness that comes from seeing that climbing to the top is not a great victory that glorifies or raises man!” ~ Mehmet Murat ildan There’s a world out there, and you’ve got to look at both sides of the mountain in your lifetime. ~ Bill Janklow “The only way to fully know the soul of a mountain is to live it’s all seasons and it’s all heights and the same thing is valid for people as well!” ~ Mehmet Murat ildan “The greatest gift of life on the mountain is time. Time to think or not think, read or not read, scribble or not scribble—to sleep and cook and walk in the woods, to sit and stare at the shapes of the hills.” ~ Phillip Connors I love to sit on a mountain top and gaze. I don’t think of anything but the people I care about and the view. ~ Julian Lennon “The mountain is calm when there is a storm; the mountain is calm when there is fog; the mountain is calm when there is sun! Calmness is the wisdom of the mountains! Those who have lived everything are always calm!” (PS: This is one of the best life quotes about mountains .) ~ Mehmet Murat ildan

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Short Mountain Quotes

If the path be beautiful, let us not ask where it leads. ~ Anatole France I’ve realized that at the top of the mountain, there’s another mountain. ~ Andrew Garfield I love places that make you realize how tiny you and your problems are. I like the mountains because they make me feel small,’ Jeff says. ‘They help me sort out what’s important in life. “What are men to rocks and mountains?” ~ Jane Austen How glorious a greeting the sun gives the mountains. ~ John Muir Memories made in the mountains stay in our hearts forever. You are not in the mountains, the mountains are in you. ~ John Muir When preparing to climb the mountain – pack a light heart. ~ Dan May Every man should pull a boat over a mountain once in his life. ~ Werner Herzog Beautiful things don’t ask for attention. (That’s the beauty of the mountains!)

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Mountain Slogans

Want to flaunt your love for mountains? Let these catchy slogans, taglines, and one-liners adorn your t-shirts, mugs, and pillow covers.

Explore more Into the wild Mountain adventure Over the mountains and through the woods Pack lighter go further Hike more worry less Say yes to new adventures Mountains, adventure, coffee There are two types of hobbies: hiking and others Born to hike forced to work Mountain Madness I let the mountains solve my problems Leave the road, take the trails. ~ Pythagore Actually, I’d rather hike and chill In wanderlust we trust Hiking: There is no app for that Hiking is the answer, who cares about the question

Funny Mountain Quotes

Getting to the top is optional. Getting down is mandatory. ~ Ed Viesturs It isn’t the mountain ahead that wears you out; it’s the grain of sand in your shoe. ~ Robert W. Service I can’t understand why men make all this fuss about Everest — it’s only a mountain. ~ Junko Tabei, the first woman to climb Everest One thing to remember on the Eiger, never look up, or you may need a plastic surgeon. ~ Don Whillans Life sucks a lot less when you add mountain air, a campfire, and some peace and quiet. ~ Brooke Hampton Pissing through 6 inches of clothes with a 3-inch penis! ~ Words by a climber when asked what was the hardest thing about climbing Everest In the mountains there are only two grades: You can either do it, or you can’t. ~ Rusty Baille If the winter is too cold and the summer is too hot, you are not a hiker.

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Inspirational Mountain Quotes

These inspirational quotes about mountains and motivational mountain quotes are all you need to get going!

The best view comes after the hardest climb. Mountains know secrets we need to learn. That it might take time, it might be hard, but if you just hold on long enough, you will find the strength to rise up. ~ Tyler Knott Mountains teach that not everything in this world can be rationally explained. ~ Aleksander Lwow “Our task, regarding creativity, is to help children climb their own mountains, as high as possible. No one can do more.” ~ Loris Malaguzzi “The best way to make smaller a big mountain is to climb that mountain; the best way to shorten a long road is to travel on that road! Anything that looks big or long to you is actually because you didn’t go to it, because you didn’t live it!” ~ Mehmet Murat ildan Earth and sky, woods and fields, lakes and rivers, the mountain and the sea, are excellent schoolmasters, and teach some of us more than what we could learn from books. ~ John Lubbock “No single mountain ever came to me… so I always go to them” ~ Erik Tanghe “It isn’t the mountains ahead that wear you out; it’s the pebble in your shoe.” ~ Muhammad Ali Never measure the height of a mountain until you reach the top. Then you will see how low it was. ~ Dag Hammarskjold I am losing precious days. I am degenerating into a machine for making money. I am learning nothing in this trivial world of men. I must break away and get out into the mountains to learn the news. ~ John Muir “You keep putting one foot in front of the other, and then one day you look back and you’ve climbed a mountain.” ~ Tom Hiddleston The great things are done when men and mountains meet; this is not done by jostling in the street. ~ William Blake “Mountains are both journey and destination. They summon us to climb their slopes, explore their canyons, and attempt their summits. The summit, despite months of preparation and toil, is never guaranteed though tastes of sweet nectar when reached. If my only goal as a teacher and mountaineer is the summit, I risk cruel failure if I do not reach the highest apex. Instead, if I accept the mountain’s invitation to journey and create meaning in each step, success is manifest in every moment.” ~ TA Loeffler “May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds.” ~ Edward Abbey Mountains have a way of dealing with overconfidence. ~ Hermann Buhl Mountains terrify me- they just sit about; they are so proud. ~ Sylvia Plath Climb the mountain…so you can see the world, not so the world can see you. ~ David Mccullouga Jr.

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Top of the Mountain Quotes

Let these mountain top quotes get you planning your next adventure!

Happiness is not at the top of the mountain, but in how to climb. Confucius “Those who travel to mountain-tops are half in love with themselves and half in love with oblivion.” ~ Robert Macfarlane The choices we make lead up to actual experiences. It is one thing to decide to climb a mountain. It is quite another to be on top of it. ~ Herbert A. Simon The way up to the top of the mountain is always longer than you think. Don’t fool yourself, the moment will arrive when what seemed so near is still very far. ~ Paulo Coelho

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Mountaineering Quotes

These quotes about mountaineering are perfect for seasoned hikers and trekkers.

[In mountaineering, if] we look for private experience rather than public history, even getting to the top becomes an optional narrative rather than the main point, and those who only wander in high places become part of the story.” ~ Rebecca Solnit Mountaineers are one of the few groups to celebrate before the finish line. More mountaineers die on the descent than on the ascent. ” ~ Susan Oakey-Baker What counts are merely the experiences one gains along the way. ~ Reinhold Messner “As climbers thronged the scope of Everest, the Rupal Face retained its solitude, remaining a formidable objective.” ~ Bernadette McDonald “The best friends of the highest mountains are only the clouds and the adventurer mountaineers!” ~ Mehmet Murat ildan Life’s a bit like mountaineering – never look down. ~ Edmund Hillary There is no single, correct objective in mountaineering; there are only possibilities. One of them leads beyond the impossible. ~ Reinhold Messner No matter how tall the mountain is, it cannot block the sun. “The peaks of the highest mountains are very frightening, but in the spirit of a mountaineer there is something that constantly feeds his courage: An endless desire to succeed!” ~ Mehmet Murat ildan “All my life, I have never felt as happy on Earth as when I’m getting closer to the sky.” ~ Erhard Loretan “When you climb up to the highest point of a mountain, the mountain will climb down to your lowest point!” ~ Mehmet Murat ildan “When you scale a mountain, you have to leave your ego at home.” ~ Anthony T.Hincks “Going to the top of a high mountain to conquer it is a primitive thought! If you go up the mountain to touch him, to understand him, to feel what he’s going through and see what he sees, then you’re a good and an uncommon mountaineer!” ~ Mehmet Murat ildan “I assure you it’s harder to battle human stupidity than to do battle with mountains. Mountains, after all, have holds.” ~ Erhard Loretan “And if some day, my sons ask, “Dad, why did you choose to climb?” Smiling, I’ll reply, I climbed so you could fly.” ~ Mekael Shane Inner harmony is the prerequisite for any climber who seeks to push the frontiers; without it he should give up extreme mountaineering. ~ Reinhold Messner “… where mountains are sacred & where risk & death are constant companions- the Himalayas.” ~ Bernadette McDonald “To be a climber one has to accept that gratification is rarely immediate.” ~ Bernadette McDonald “You know, when people familiar with the mountains enter the wilds, they often look for a branch that stands out, break it to mark their tracks. It’s useful on the way back. It’s called a shiori, a folded branch, just like the word for bookmark. It is written differently but is pronounced the same.” ~ Kanji Hanawa “In a civilization of wage slaves, where people seek to survive more than to live, mountaineering is an enigma.” ~ Erhard Loretan “Mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.” ~ Ed Viesturs

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Mountain Hiking Quotes

Carry as little as possible, but choose that little with care. ~ Earl Shaffer To walk in nature is to witness a thousand miracles. ~ Mary Davis It is not the mountains we conquer, but ourselves. There are two kinds of climbers, those who climb because their heart sings when they’re in the mountains, and all the rest. ~ Alex Lowe Climb mountains, hike forward and push yourself. Only mountains can feel the frozen warmth of the sun through snow’s gentle caress on their peaks. ~ Munia Khan You need special shoes for hiking…and a bit of a special soul as well. ~ Emme Woodhull-Bache “Hiking and happiness go hand in hand or foot in boot.” ~ Diane Spicer “Oh, how can I put into words the joys of a walk over country such as this; the scenes that delight the eyes, the blessed peace of mind, the sheer exuberance which fills your soul as you tread the firm turf? This is something to be lived, not read about. ~ Alfred Wainwright “Mountains are not stadiums where I satisfy my ambition to achieve, they are the cathedrals where I practice my religion.” ~ Anatoli Boukreev “Because in the end, you won’t remember the time you spent working in the office or mowing your lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain.” ~ Jack Kerouac “No matter how sophisticated you may be, a large granite mountain cannot be denied – it speaks in silence to the very core of your being.” ~Ansel Adams

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Quotes About Climbing Mountains

“To touch the sky, you just have to get that little bit closer.” ~ Anthony T. Hincks “Climbing is my art; I get so much joy and gratification from it.” ~ Jimmy Chin The summit is what drives us, but the climb itself is what matters.” ~ Conrad Anker The hardest mountain to climb is the one within. ~J.Lynn “climbing a mountain represents a chance to be briefly free oneself of the small concerns of our common lives, to strip off nonessentials, to come down to the core of life itself. Food, shelter,, and friends – these are the essentials, these plus faith and purpose and a deep and unrelenting determination.” ~ Mateo Cabello Accidents on big mountains happen when people’s ambitions cloud their good judgment. Good climbing is about climbing with heart and with instinct, not ambition and pride. ~ Bear Grylls “Highest of heights, I climb this mountain and feel one with the rock and grit and solitude echoing back at me.” ~ Bradley Chicho “It’s not dying that is the problem, he said. ‘Climbing is like a lover, and your wife knows this. Whenever you are together, no matter how much you love your family, your thoughts are only of your lover, of climbing.” ~ Andy Kirkpatrick “The experienced mountain climber is not intimidated by a mountain – he is inspired by it.” ~ William Arthur Ward “What draws us from the low valleys to the high mountains is that noble stance of the summits!” ~ Mehmet Murat ildan He who climbs upon the highest mountains laughs at all tragedies, real or imaginary. ~ Friedrich Nietzsche Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you’re climbing it. ~ Andy Rooney I just love all this,” Walt says. ‘The sights, the smells, making the effort and pushing yourself and getting something that’s really hard to get. I’ll fly on a plane and people will look out the window at thirty thousand feet and say, ‘Is not this view good enough for you?’ And I say no, it’s not good enough. I did not earn it. In the mountains, I earn it. ” ~ Mark Obmascik “Stop staring at mountains. Climb them instead, yes, it’s a harder process but it will lead you to a better view.” It’s a tough lesson: There is no summit that comes before you expect it. “The higher you climb on the mountain, the harder the wind blows.” ~ Sam Cummings “Somewhere between the bottom of the climb and the summit is the answer to the mystery why we climb.” – Greg Child ~ Mark Obmascik

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Rocky Mountain Quotes

Our peace shall stand as firm as rocky mountains. ~ William Shakespeare Never be discouraged. If I were sunk in the lowest pits of Nova Scotia, with the Rocky Mountains piled on me, I would hang on, exercise faith, and keep up good courage, and I would come out on top. ~ Joseph Smith, Jr. Even a rocky mountain was once molten lava. In due course of time, everything solidifies to subsist.

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Mountain Sayings

When everything feels like an uphill struggle, just think of the view from the top. I like big mountains and I cannot lie. How wild it was, to let it be. ~ Cheryl Strayed Mountains are not fair or unfair, they are just dangerous. ~ Reinhold Messner Each fresh peak ascended teaches you something. ~ Sir Martin Conavy The mounatins atre the beginning and the end of all natural scenery. ~ John Ruskin The mountains have rules. they are harsh rules, but they are there, and if you keep to them you are safe. A mountain is not like men. A mountain is sincere. The weapons to conquer it exist inside you, inside your soul. ~ Walter Bonatti This mountain, the arched back of the earth risen before us, it made me feel humble, like a beggar, just lucky to be here at all, even briefly. ~ Bridget Asher

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Mountain Captions

Go where you feel most alive. Not every paradise is tropical. That girl, she’s going to move mountains. Adventure awaits! And so the adventure begins! Climbing my way to bigger and better things. I need some mountain time. You can’t buy happiness, but you can buy a lift pass. Dear mountains, I think about you all the time. Your mountain is waiting, so get on your way. ~ Dr. Seuss I love my best friends to the peak of the mountain and back. Wild and free! Fresh air, don’t care. Fresh breeze and tall trees. Life should have more mountains and less stress. Wander where the WiFi is weak and your worries feel small. If it involves mountains, breakfast food, coffee, or campfires, I’m in Take me to the mountains. If you think you’ve peaked, find a new mountain. Faith can move mountains. Until further notice, assume that we’re peaking. Do more than just exist. Over every mountain, there is a pass, although it may not be seen from the valley. Find me where the wild things are. Fresh air, don’t care. Going to the mountains is going home. The world is quiet here! On top of the world! Efforts are better than words. Be like mountains, always high and stay grounded . The mountains are my new happy place. Life is short go to the mountains and never look back .

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Some More Mountain Instagram Captions

Go wild, for a while Snuggle-and-sip-hot-chocolate-in-a-cabin season. Hike more. Worry Less. I am just a mountain girl at heart Up, up, and away in the mountains for a weekend. It feels good to be lost in the right direction It’s just a hill get over it Life is a mountain, climb it Life begins at the end of your comfort zone. I am never lost in the mountains, it is where I find myself Made for the mountains Reach your peaks On a date with mountains. Our peace shall stand as firm as rocky mountains.

Funny Mountain Captions

After climbing this mountain I realized what time it is – time for a large pepperoni pizza. No polluted air, traffic noise, angry neighbors. Might move here for good. Camping hair, don’t care.

Phew! Here we wrap up the round-up of the great quotes about the mountains. Hope you’re able to find the perfect mountain quote or Instagram caption for mountains.

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But that’s the point. Whichever path you chose, be it a small hillside or more challenging snowdon routes there will always be a hindrance and complications along the way. But just like what they say, it’s never about the finish line, but about the journey. Its how you overcome the thorns, rocks, and shrubs. It’s how you took that one step even though you cannot move your legs.

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It’s how much determination you gave just to climb even though you are afraid of heights. It’s about those times you want to go back, but you didn’t give up. And once you reach the top, its the fulfillment of being closer both to the sky and to the ground that made you successful. The triumph you’ll feel at the summit is incomparable to the pain of the climb. But without that pain, there won’t be bliss.

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1. It isn’t the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it’s the pebble in your shoe. – Muhammad Ali

2. those who travel to mountain-tops are half in love with themselves, and half in love with oblivion. – robert macfarlane, 3. somewhere between the bottom of the climb and the summit is the answer to the mystery why we climb. – greg child, 4. never measure the height of a mountain until you reach the top. then you will see how low it was. – dag hammerskjold, 5. life’s a bit like mountaineering – never look down. – edmund hillary, 6. everybody wants to reach the peak, but there is no growth on the top of a mountain. it is in the valley that we slog through, the lush grass and rich soil, learning and becoming what enables us to summit life’s next peak. – andy andrews, 7. no matter how tall the mountain is, it cannot block the sun. – chinese proverb, 8. only mountains can feel the frozen warmth of the sun through snow’s gentle caress on their peaks. – munia khan, 9. climb the mountain not to plant your flag, but to embrace the challenge, enjoy the air and behold the view. climb it so you can see the world, not so the world can see you. – david mccullough jr..

10. He who climbs upon the highest mountains laughs at all tragedies, real or imaginary. – Friedrich Neitszche

11. Accidents on big mountains happen when people’s ambitions cloud their good judgment. Good climbing is about climbing with heart and with instinct, not ambition and pride. – Bear Grylls

12. I’ve realized that at the top of the mountain, there’s another mountain. – Andrew Garfield

13. When faced with a large project, remember you move a mountain one stone at a time. – Catherine Pulsifer

14. Every mountain top is within reach if you just keep climbing. – Barry Finlay

15. Mountains have a way of dealing with overconfidence. – Nemann Buhl

16. Mountains are only a problem when they are bigger than you. You should develop yourself so much that you become bigger than the mountains you face. – Idowu Koyenikan

17. Only when you drink from the river of silence shall you indeed sing. And when you have reached the mountain top, then you shall begin to climb. And when the earth shall claim your limbs, then shall you truly dance. – Khalil Gibran

18. The choices we make lead up to actual experiences. It is one thing to decide to climb a mountain. It is quite another to be on top of it. – Herbert A. Simon

19. Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you’re climbing it. – Andy Rooney

20. Mountains know secrets we need to learn. That it might take time, it might be hard, but if you just hold on long enough, you will find the strength to rise up. – Tyler Knott

21. Although I deeply love oceans, deserts and other wild landscapes, it is only mountains that beckon me with that sort of painful magnetic pull to walk deeper and deeper into their beauty. They keep me continuously wanting to know more, feel more, see more . – Victoria Erickson

22. The best view comes after the hardest climb.

23. Purposes, plans, and achievements of men may all disappear like a yon cloud upon the mountain’s summit; but, like the mountain itself, the things which are of God shall stand fast for ever and ever. – Charles Spurgeon

24. I slow down when hiking. The rhythm of nature is more leisurely. The sun comes up, it moves across the sky, and you begin to synchronize to that rhythm. – John Mackey

25. I am convinced that the jealous, the angry, the bitter and the egotistical are the first to race to the top of mountains. A confident person enjoys the journey, the people they meet along the way and sees life not as a competition. – Shannon L. Alder

26. Always be thankful for the little things… even the smallest mountains can hide the most breathtaking views! – Nyki Mack

27. Mountains are the beginning and the end of all natural scenery. – John Ruskin

28. If you are faced with a mountain, you have several options. You can climb it and cross to the other side. You can go around it. You can dig under it. You can fly over it. You can blow it up. You can ignore it and pretend it’s not there. You can turn around and go back the way you came. Or you can stay on the mountain and make it your home. – Vera Nazarian

29. Stop staring at mountains. Climb them instead, yes, it’s a harder process but it will lead you to a better view.

30. If the path be beautiful, let us not ask where it leads. – Anatole France

31. Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But it’s worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains. – Steve Jobs

32. The climb speaks to our character, but the view, I think, to our souls. – Lori Lansens

33. I like the mountains because they make me feel small. They help me sort out what’s important in life. – Mark Obmascik

34. You are not in the mountains. The mountains are in you. – John Muir

35. If you cannot understand that there is something in man which responds to the challenge of this mountain and goes out to meet it, that the struggle is the struggle of life itself upward and forever upward, then you won’t see why we go. – Edmund Hillary

36. The experienced mountain climber is not intimidated by a mountain – he is inspired by it. The persistent winner is not discouraged by a problem – he is challenged by it. Mountains are created to be conquered; adversities are designed to be defeated; problems are sent to be solved. It is better to master one mountain than a thousand foothills. – William Arthur Ward

37. So this was what a mountain was like, the same as a person: the more you know, the less you fear. – Wu Ming-Yi

38. You cannot stay on the summit forever; you have to come down again. So why bother in the first place? Just this: What is above knows what is below, but what is below does not know what is above. One climbs, one sees. One descends, one sees no longer, but one has seen. – Rene Daumal

39. Mountains are earth’s undecaying monuments. – Nathaniel Hawthorne

40. Our task, regarding creativity, is to help children climb their own mountains, as high as possible. No one can do more. – Loris Malaguzzi

41. Nothing lives long, Only the earth and mountains. – Dee Brown

42. T he higher you climb on the mountain, the harder the wind blows. – Sam Cummings

43. Success comes to those who have an entire mountain of gold that they continually mine, not those who find one nugget and try to live on it for fifty years. – John C. Maxwell

44. Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, So… get on your way! – Dr. Seuss

45. Your faith can move mountains and your doubt can create them. – Swami Vivekananda

46. Our peace shall stand as firm as rocky mountains. – William Shakespeare

47. The farthest mountain is the one you think you can never reach and it may even be just by the side of you! – Mehmet Murat ildan

48. You need mountains, long staircases don’t make good hikers. – Amit Kalantri

49. Climb the mountain so you can see the world, not so the world can see you.

50. You keep putting one foot in front of the other, and then one day you look back and you’ve climbed a mountain. – Tom Hiddleston

I hope that these quotes about mountains will help you overcome the mountains you are facing, literally and metamorphically. These mountain quotes and climbing quotes can be your inspiration to reach the peak. Seize your own mountain because no one is allowed to climb it but you. It hides many mysterious things along the way but it’s our choice to see it as an adventure or a problem. The only way to the top of the mountain is to keep going.

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Malibu’s Most Exclusive, Butt-Kicking Spa Is Coming East

The Ranch, which specializes in long hikes, communal vegan meals and snacks of precisely six almonds, is opening an outpost in the Hudson Valley.

Seen from the air, a large stone manor house sits on a lawn bordered by large trees with a lake in the background and mountains beyond.

By Danielle Pergament

You will wake up at 5:30 a.m. and stretch for 30 minutes. You will eat something vegan and organic for breakfast followed by an hourslong hike on which you will hear words like “verticality.” If you need a snack, you will get six almonds. Not seven — don’t be gluttonous.

In the afternoon, you will take a cold plunge, dunking yourself in water cooled to a painful 55 degrees. The throbbing in your body is not a hangover — there is no alcohol — it’s from the 10 miles you hiked yesterday, or it could be the 12 you hiked the day before. Or maybe it’s the 1,400 calories a day allotted. For all this, you will pay thousands of dollars.

This is luxury wellness in 2024. Some destination spas and high-end retreats are more akin to Navy SEAL prep — or at the very least, basic training — than five-star resorts.

The standard-bearer of this group is the Ranch, 200 acres of nature and trails in the Santa Monica Mountains of Malibu, Calif. For 14 years, the Ranch has been helping 25 people at a time destress, detox and generally rid themselves of the anxieties of life.

“It’s not like any other place,” said Gillian Steel, 69, who sits on the board of the New-York Historical Society and has been to the Ranch nine times. The Ranch, she said, “isn’t just a week-away experience. They manage to be both stylish while pushing you. You meet the most interesting people and get a week to yourself at the same time.”

In late April, the Ranch will open a second property, this time in the Hudson Valley of New York.

“For years, our guests kept saying, ‘Please open something on the East Coast,’” said Sue Glasscock, who owns the Ranch with her husband, Alex, both 60. “We kicked the idea around for a long time.”

They eventually found a lakeside estate on 200 acres of forests and trails flanked by state parks near the New Jersey border in the town of Sloatsburg, N.Y. The house, a 40,000-square-foot stone mansion previously known as Table Rock estate, was built in 1902 by J.P. Morgan. (It was a wedding present to his daughter and new son-in-law, the great-grandson of Alexander Hamilton, and was later owned by an order of nuns .)

“It’s an hour from Manhattan, which is just crazy to me,” said Ms. Glasscock.

To the mountains

I met the Glasscocks for lunch at their home at the Ranch Malibu. In the foreground, three bowls of warm cabbage soup, topped with crispy kale and microgreens. In the background was the entirety of the Santa Monica Mountains, and just beyond, a glimmering streak of the Pacific. It was hard not to feel healthier, calmer and more sustainable just being there.

“We don’t think of ourselves as a spa — we never have,” said Mr. Glasscock. “To be honest, I don’t like the word wellness.” Before opening the Ranch, the couple bought and remodeled houses and designed gardens.

The natural world — both in Southern California and the Hudson Valley — is the most important amenity at the Ranch. “Nothing we do is trendy,” said Ms. Glasscock. “The point is that you’re in nature. You’re eating food from the garden, you’re drinking more water, you’re sleeping more, you’re taking time off your devices. And you’re playing.”

Play, she said, is a proven aid to longevity and something adults don’t do enough. At the new location, a hill in the backyard will give guests a chance to go sledding in the winter. “The Ranch is basically like camp for grown-ups,” she said.

But grown-up camp doesn’t come cheap. The Ranch Malibu has a six-night, seven-day minimum and can cost more than $9,000 a week, depending on the package. The price of a stay at the Ranch Hudson Valley will range from $2,575 per person (three nights, double occupancy, low season) to $6,900 per person (four nights, single occupancy, high season). With high prices comes exclusivity.

“It’s hard,” said Mr. Glasscock. Part of the impetus for opening in the Hudson Valley, he said, was to give people the option to come for three days. “Obviously, that lowers the cost, and still gives people time to reconnect to nature.”

From weight loss to longevity

As wellness has gone mainstream, places like the Ranch have played a pivotal role in changing the definition of destination spas.

“In the U.S. in the last 10 or 20 years, destination spas were focused on weight loss and fixing bad habits like alcohol, coffee, smoking and eating too much meat and sugar,” said Linda Wells, the founding editor of Allure magazine and the editor of Air Mail Look , a beauty and wellness newsletter (to which I have contributed). “But the experience boiled down to getting weighed and measured on Day 1 and again on departure day, with a report card of pounds and inches lost at the end. Weight loss and flat abs were the goal, not health — and definitely not longevity.”

But wellness evolved. Even in light of recent controversies , one of the most popular podcasts on Spotify is still “Huberman Lab,” in which a Stanford University neurobiologist discusses cold exposure, sleep hygiene and circadian rhythms. And an increasing number of spas offer an array of high-tech, often medicalized programs .

Other pricey destination spas also take the boot camp approach. There is Golden Door in California, Mii Amo in Arizona, and Miraval and Canyon Ranch , both of which have several outposts. All of these combine spa treatments, exercise programs, special diets and the promise of resetting to a healthier lifestyle. But the Ranch is singular in its simplicity. There are vegan cooking classes, energy healing sessions and infrared saunas, but don’t expect Botox or filler injections.

“I’m not against those things,” said Ms. Glasscock. “It’s just not in our ethos.”

The Ranch is also extremely luxurious and deliberately communal. Arrival and departure dates are set according to weekly packages, so guests see the same faces for a week. Activities — including the daily hikes — are done as a group. And there is only one dining table, so you eat all meals with the rest of the guests.

“I was expecting meditation, heads down, keep to yourself, but it’s not that at all,” said Jillian Spaak, the director of a real estate investment company who lives in Southern California and first went to the Ranch 10 years ago when she was getting divorced. “You’re communing with other people, you’re hiking together, and you’re all eating meals at the same table. You go through peaks and valleys — literally — and you’re all there for the same reason: to feel better, to look better, to be better. ”

“We want to take what we consider the important aspects of health, wellness and longevity and immerse everyone in all of them for a week or three days,” said Ms. Glasscock. “Most people want a silver bullet, but there is no such thing.”

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Exploring the Outdoors, One Step at a Time

Hiking is a great way to immerse yourself in nature and tune out the chaos of city life. the tips below will help you get ready before you hit the trail..

Hiking offers a host of mental and physical benefits. If you’re new to it, here’s how to get started .

Fourteen years and one Apple App of the Year award in, AllTrails has become something rare: a tool that works for both experts and newbies .

Make sure you have the right gear . Wirecutter has recommendations for anything you might need — from hydration packs to trekking poles . And remember to try on hiking boots at the right time of the day .

These clever apps and devices will help you to find your way, triage an injury and generally stay out of trouble on the trail.

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Snowstorm slams Northeast, Great Lakes with mass power outages and travel mayhem

A deadly storm that's left a trail of wreckage across a vast swath of the U.S. slammed the Northeast and Great Lakes regions with heavy snow, rain and wind on Thursday, knocking out power , closing schools and disrupting travel in major cities.

Parts of the Northeast received 1 to 2 feet of snow, according to the National Weather Service . By Thursday evening, the weather service reported over 17 inches of snow in Grey, Maine.

The combination of pummeling snow and gusty winds led to whiteout conditions and snow-covered roads in some areas. Many schools and government offices across the region were closed.

"Please stay off the roads today if you can," said Maine Gov. Janet Mills in a post on X . "If you must drive, take it slowly, and always give plenty of room to first responders, plow trucks, and utility crews."

While the heaviest snow was expected to subside by Thursday night, the weather service said periods of snow will continue through Friday. Occasional wind gusts of 20 to 30 mph across New England may also cause reduced visibility and hazardous travel conditions through Saturday.

The weather service issued flood advisories across parts of Illinois, east through Virginia and up to Rhode Island, including Washington, D.C., and New York City. Over 3 inches of rain had fallen in parts of New Jersey as of Thursday morning. The same storm impacted the Great Lakes, and several inches of snow was reported in Wisconsin and Michigan.

Meanwhile, parts of California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico were under weather advisories warning of strong winds, coastal rain and snow in areas of high elevation. A front moving east over the northern High Plains, Great Basin and Southern California regions will linger over the Sierra Nevada Mountains through Saturday, while snow is anticipated to lash the Rockies into the weekend.

Dozens of accidents reported in Maine amid heavy snow

Since Wednesday night, there have been about 46 crashes and slide-offs on the Interstate and Turnpike, according to Maine State Police. Authorities have urged motorists to avoid travel due to the snowfall intensity and deteriorated road conditions.

The National Weather Service in Grey, Maine, recorded heavy snowfall throughout Thursday. The heavy snow band that moved through the region reduced visibility to less than a quarter of a mile, according to the weather service.

"There are trees down all over the place and its difficult to travel on any side road," the weather service in Grey, Maine, said on X, formerly Twitter.

Hundreds of thousands without power; flights canceled

More than 530,000 homes and businesses were without power across the Northeast, especially in Maine , where over 285,000 utility customers were in the dark Thursday night, according to a database maintained by USA TODAY . The Great Lakes region was not spared: Michigan and Wisconsin reported nearly 36,700 outages.

Airports in Boston, New York and New Jersey reported disruptions; there were about 100 cancellations and 150 delays on Thursday afternoon, according to FlightAware, a flight tracking website .

Road closures because of debris, snow and floods were reported across the Northeast on Thursday.

Thunderstorms delay Baltimore bridge recovery operations

Bad weather and swirling currents are limiting recovery efforts in Baltimore harbor where the commercial ship Dali crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26, toppling a huge portion of the span and killing six construction workers.

The current of one knot, underwater visibility of 2 feet and the tangled mass of steel and concrete from the bridge have complicated the work of divers, according to a senior U.S. official briefed on the multi-agency recover effort.

Thunderstorms in the area have delayed operations until Friday, the official said. One container that had been knocked off the Dali has been located, and crews plan to refloat it by Friday.

-Tom Vanden Brook

Damage assessments, cleanup underway in parts of central, eastern US

The large storm system, which has walloped the nation with severe weather conditions since the weekend, spun up tornadoes in Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia this week, damaging businesses and leveling homes. In areas as far south as Florida, strong winds toppled utility poles and snapped trees. Throughout the Midwest, floodwaters trapped cars in roadways and left people stranded for hours.

"It's devastating," said Sunbright Mayor Karen Melton on Wednesday after a tornado ripped through the small Tennessee city, about an hour northwest of Knoxville. Though there were no deaths of injuries, the damage was immense. "We had a young mother and father holding their babies, an infant and a 4-year-old (when) the tornado ripped the roof of their apartment. ... It was just horrific and sad. But they were safe, she had some scratches, but the babies were safe. That was just a major blessing."

In northern West Virginia, a mudslide washed out over 200 tombstones at a cemetery in Wheeling, a small city at the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, CBS42 reported. The cemetery, which was closed Thursday, is home to thousands of graves, some of which date back to the Civil War.

In Indiana, the storm destroyed homes throughout the Evansville area, including the city's wartime museum, which had to cancel all events and close because it had "heavily sustained damage." Photos posted on the museum's Facebook page show caved-in ceiling tiles and exposed insulation.

Authorities in Georgia continued the cleanup effort following a pair of tornadoes that struck the Atlanta metro area and Crisp County, near the center of the state, late Tuesday night, according to the National Weather Service. In Crisp County, where the tornado had maximum winds of up to 100 mph, about 36 homes were either damaged or completely destroyed.

"This is a dangerous situation: trees still being cut in the area, power lines still down, a lot of equipment moving back and forth," Sheriff Billy Hancock said in a video posted to Facebook on Thursday. "There's still plenty of work to be done."

Officials tie several deaths to powerful storm

At least four people died in Kentucky, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania because of the storm this week.

On Wednesday, two people – a 70-year-old man and an 82-year-old woman – died when their cars were crushed by fallen trees, multiple outlets reported. A young man in Campbell County, Kentucky, died in a traffic accident during Tuesday’s storms, Gov. Andy Beshear said at a news conference Wednesday.

On Monday, a 46-year-old unhoused woman in Tulsa, Oklahoma, died after seeking shelter in a storm drain KJRH-TV reported .

Major California highway closed again after partial collapse

A major highway in Southern California that collapsed over the weekend when thunderstorms drenched the region has been closed again as more severe weather is forecast for the region.

The Monterey County Sheriff's Office in Salinas announced an evacuation order Wednesday morning for areas of Big Sur ahead of showers and thunderstorms that began Thursday and are anticipated to continue Friday. Officials said residents could evacuate on Highway 1 to the north before "a full road closure" where the collapse occurred last Saturday.

The road "slip out" happened during heavy rainfall that was fueled by the large weather system making its way across the country, which also brought damaging hail to the Midwest.

Contributing: Liz Kellar, Knoxville News Sentinel

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2. “In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.” – John Muir

3. “The mountains are calling and I must go.” – John Muir

6. “Everybody wants to reach the peak, but there is no growth on the top of a mountain. It is in the valley that we slog through, the lush grass and rich soil, learning and becoming what enables us to summit life’s next peak.” – Andy Andrews

7. “Climb the mountains and get their good tidings.” – John Muir

10. “The choices we make lead up to actual experiences. It is one thing to decide to climb a mountain. It is quite another to be on top of it.” – Herbert A. Simon

11. “Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity” – John Muir

15. “I learn something every time I go into the mountains.” – Michael Kennedy

19. “It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.” – Edmund Hillary

20. ”Human life is far more important than just getting to the top of a mountain.” – Edmund Hillary

24. “An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.” – Henry David Thoreau

28. “The lake and the mountains have become my landscape, my real world.” – Georges Simenon

31. “I slow down when hiking. The rhythm of nature is more leisurely. The sun comes up, it moves across the sky, and you begin to synchronize to that rhythm. – John Mackey

33. “He who climbs upon the highest mountains laughs at all tragedies, real or imaginary.” – Friedrich Nietzsche

38. “If the path be beautiful, let us not ask where it leads.” – Anatole France

43. “Mountains are earth’s undecaying monuments.” – Nathaniel Hawthorne

45. “Give me odorous at sunrise a garden of beautiful flowers where I can walk undisturbed.” – Walt Whitman

48. “Mountains are only a problem when they are bigger than you. You should develop yourself so much that you become bigger than the mountains you face.” – Idowu Koyenikan

53. “A forest bird never wants a cage.” – Henrik Ibsen

55. “I’m always astonished by a forest. It makes me realize that the fantasy of nature is much larger than my own fantasy. I still have things to learn.” – Gunter Grass

58. “Mountains are the beginning and the end of all natural scenery.” – John Ruskin

63. “You need mountains, long staircases don’t make good hikers.” – Amit Kalantri

64. “The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.” – John Muir

67. “Life’s a bit like mountaineering – never look down.” – Edmund Hillary

72. “The summit is what drives us, but the climb itself is what matters.” – Conrad Anker

73. “I take all day to climb mountains and then spend about 10 minutes at the top admiring the view.” – Sebastian Thrun

77. “Man can climb to the highest summits, but he cannot dwell there long.” – George Bernard Shaw

82. “Mountains terrify me – they just sit about; they are so proud.“ – Sylvia Plath

87. “You can’t move mountains by whispering at them.” – Pink

92. “Our peace shall stand as firm as rocky mountains.” – William Shakespeare

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97. “Climbing is my art; I get so much joy and gratification from it.” – Jimmy Chin

101. “When the sun is shining I can do anything; no mountain is too high, no trouble too difficult to overcome.” – Wilma Rudolph

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