If you've climbed the first 140 meters it doesn't mean that you've succeeded; you are going to succeed by climbing the last 10 meters.

We set ourselves limits, but we are all strong enough to aim higher, to achieve our goals. All we have to do is find such strength within ourselves. Know how to develop it.

It's a great feeling to know that 100 cops want to stop you doing something and they can't.

To me, climbing is like eating or drinking. I have to do it; it's part of my life.

I make good money: One speech nets me more than what most people make in six months.

When I was 12, I forgot the keys to my parent's apartment. So I simply climbed up seven floors to get in.

With buildering, I get to keep that element of danger. Plus, I very much like the feeling of height, and buildings have even more of a feeling of height than rock faces.