“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!”
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“Sport can teach us how to set and achieve goals, solve problems, cope with stress, manage our emotions, refocus after mistakes, and build self-confidence.”
― Strong Minds: How to Unlock the Power of Elite Sports Psychology to Accomplish Anything
― Strong Minds: How to Unlock the Power of Elite Sports Psychology to Accomplish Anything
“People are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home, that wilderness is a necessity.”
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“The mountains in the background loomed like swords, but the city loomed higher, as if it had been made to stand against the mountains.”
― Nettle & Bone
― Nettle & Bone
“We were going home. The mountains might seem hostile to some people, but they were a shelter and a blessing for me. I lived in their shadows. As they have strength to my ancestors long ago, they gave strength to me now.”
― Dorie: Woman of the Mountains
― Dorie: Woman of the Mountains
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