1001 Climbing Tips Quotes

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

“897. If you haven’t laughed or smiled for 24 hours, you need to rethink what you’re doing.”
― 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

“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