Top 6 Quotes by Lincoln Hall

Keep your eyes wide open in the darkest of times. Only then you can rely on shooting stars.

Keep your eyes wide open in the darkest of times. Only then you can rely on shooting stars.

Wisdom, Stars, Eye

As climbers, we need to sacrifice our comfort, our safety, and arguably our sanity, as a tithe to the mountain...We need the mountains but the mountains do not need us.

Lincoln Hall

Adventure, Sacrifice, Safety

The mountain is a mirror, where climbers look to find themselves. They discover their frailty, take heart from their strengths, drink deep of the insights.

Lincoln Hall

Wisdom, Heart, Adventure

Lincoln Hall (2008). “Dead Lucky: Life After Death on Mount Everest”, p.239, Penguin

These days I love to take in the sunset because every time I do so I remember how lucky I am to be alive. That's a great relationship to have with the setting sun.

Lincoln Hall

Wisdom, Adventure, Sunset

Lincoln Hall (2008). “Dead Lucky: Life After Death on Mount Everest”, p.240, Penguin

I was attracted to climbing mountains because of the physical dangers, but also the challenges, like 'mental fortitude, physical fortitude, judgement.' It's the intensity of the experience, at a sustained level. The experience is incredibly intense because it is so dangerous.

Lincoln Hall

Sports, Climbing, Judgement