Andy Kirkpatrick > Quotes

“You should fall because you fail to do the move, not because you fail to try the move.”
― Andy Kirkpatrick, 1000+ Climbing Tips

“I came to win, came as I always do, in order to justify who I am and what I have become; now I don't even know what that is. The rot inside me, the cancer of desire, feels unbearable, now it knows it won't be sated. There's a malignant discontent in there, and without a climb there will be no peace. When - if - I pass over to normal life I know I will drag this feeling with me.”
― Andy Kirkpatrick, Psychovertical

“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, Cold Wars: Climbing the Line Between Risk and Reality

“897. If you haven’t laughed or smiled for 24 hours, you need to rethink what you’re doing.”
― Andy Kirkpatrick, 1000+ Climbing Tips

“Unlike some climbers who climb with grace and confidence, balletic footwork or Herculean strength, Ian climbed like like someone who believed the gods were on his side, no matter what.”
― Andy Kirkpatrick

“I suppose I finally realised that if you wanted to do the things that you considered only other people did, all you had to do was do them.”
― Andy Kirkpatrick, Psychovertical

“Success sometimes comes down to just giving things a try (page 31)”
― Andy Kirkpatrick, Cold Wars: Climbing the fine line between risk and reality

“Unlike some climbers who climb with grace and confidence, balletic footwork or Herculean strength, Ian climbed like someone who believed the gods were on his side, no matter what.”
― Andy Kirkpatrick

“Imagine you’re in one of those old martial arts films, where the old master simply pushes the apprentice with one finger and they fall over - the lesson being one of balance.”
― Andy Kirkpatrick, 1000+ Climbing Tips

“One thing we did was we had 2 titanium cups, and one large measuring jug (blue) and a then end of the day we would elect the ‘man of the day’ and they would have the jug for tea and breakfast. I know that although bigger, the jug only held the same amount of tea as the smaller cups but it always seemed to raise moral. What’s this got to do with food? Nothing, but never lose sight of the psychological boost that food and drink plays on a team, instead focusing only on the raw math of the calories.”
― Andy Kirkpatrick, 1000+ Climbing Tips