Pat Ament Quotes & Sayings

Newspapers ascribe the word "climber" to any person who falls in the mountains or off a rock. To refer to anyone who falls in the mountains as ... a climber ... is as factual as to say that anyone who sits down at a piano is a pianist. — Pat Ament

What one leads on-sight, in good, strong style, safely, is what one's ability is. — Pat Ament

The whole idea of comparing climbers is ludicrous. It would be like sitting Van Gogh down with Rembrandt and saying, Ready, get set, go. — Pat Ament

Riding a bike works your legs but not your brain. Playing chess works your mind but not your body. Climbing brings it all together. — Pat Ament

When you ride your bike, you're working your legs, but your mind is on a treadmill. When you play chess, your mind is clicking along, but your body is stagnating. Climbing brings it together in a beautiful, magical way. The adrenaline is flowing, and it's flowing all the time. — Pat Ament

Now I approach climbing differently. I have learned less effort and energy, less obsession, and more feeling, as with piano, more emphasis and less frenzy. — Pat Ament