Stacy Allison Quotes & Sayings

The end of the ridge and the end of the world ... then nothing but that clear, empty air. There was nowhere else to climb. I was standing on the top of the world. — Stacy Allison

That's exactly what climbing is to me ... Expression. What a painter does on a canvas, what a writer can do with the twenty-six letters in the alphabet. It's the key that unlocks my spirit, the clearest representation of who I am. When I'm focused, climbing is almost an unconscious act for me. I don't have to drive myself, I'm already driven. — Stacy Allison

When one team member succeeds, the entire team succeeds. — Stacy Allison

Reaching that windswept perch, I decided, would cleanse my spirit and heal my wounds. More than that, it would send me home with a title: The First American Woman to Climb Everest. — Stacy Allison

Our ability to respond positively to setbacks, fuels our creativity and lays the foundation for future successes. — Stacy Allison

Only when we accept full responsibility for our lives will we have the confidence and courage to risk. — Stacy Allison

I've always had those little goals that I've worked toward-They add up. — Stacy Allison

Everest wasn't like any other mountain. Only one of ten climbers who attempt the mountain stands on the summit. And for every three climbers who do scale the mountain, one dies trying. The facts aren't welcoming. But you don't plan a trip to Everest believing those facts will apply to you. — Stacy Allison

If you see yourself as trying to beat the mountain, eventually the mountain will win. You don't conquer mountains, you cooperate with them. — Stacy Allison

For those moments when it's just you and the rock and the ice and the snow, life always makes sense. — Stacy Allison

The deepest part of me is, and will always be, a climber ... No matter where I go, I always feel like a climber. — Stacy Allison

When life gets tangled there's something so reassuring about climbing a mountain. The challenge is unambiguous. — Stacy Allison