Top 22 Quotes & Sayings by Mark Twight

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American mountaineer Mark Twight.

Last updated on December 21, 2024.

Mark Twight is an American climber, writer and the founder of Gym Jones. He rose to prominence as a mountaineer in the late 1980s and early 1990s with a series of difficult, dangerous alpine climbs in various ranges around the world. His radical, light-weight approach to alpinism has seen him regarded as an influential figure in the single-push movement.

American - Mountaineer | Born: November 2, 1961

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We may train ourselves to be adaptable as possible, to respond appropriately in each situation, but the ideal of controlling the outcome or steering events as they occur must be relinquished. Chaos rules it all.

Mark Twight

Some of us wake up. Others roll over.

Mark Twight

Crested Butte is for spectators; Chamonix is for participants.

Mark Twight

Apperance is a Consequence of Fitness.

Mark Twight

Effort and pain may not be avoided. Physical and psychological breakdowns occur. The support of a like-minded group, dedicated to The Art of Suffering, provides a safety net. An individual will push harder and risk more in the company of trustworthy peers.

Mark Twight

Sometimes you must sacrifice yourself on the altar of effort to be reminded of what and who you could become if you applied yourself.

Mark Twight

It doesn't have to be fun to be fun.

Mark Twight

So go ahead, break stuff. Break yourself on the once-hard edges of yourself. And recycle the debris into the foundation of your future.

Mark Twight

You become what you do. How and what you become depends on environmental influence so you become who you hang around. Raise the standard your peers must meet and you'll raise your expectations of yourself. If your environment is not making you better, change it.

Mark Twight

Inconsistency, incompetence, and lies are all cut short by the ground. It will stop you if you can't stop yourself.

Mark Twight

Relish the challenge of overcoming difficulties that would crush ordinary men...learn to suffer.

Mark Twight

I scavenged for sensation, sought myself in the rewards of being out there, across the Border.

Mark Twight

Punish the body to perfect the soul.

Mark Twight

Ultimately, I wanted to own a big truck, exercise my second Amendment rights, listen to hardcore music, and let my congressman know how poorly he represents me. None of this could occur in France.

Mark Twight

The simple fact is this: when you goto Alaska, you get your ass kicked.

Mark Twight

Modern man is conditioned to expect instant gratification, but any success or triumph realized quickly, with only marginal effort, is necessarily shallow. Meaningful achievement takes time, hard work, persistence, patience, proper intent and self-awareness. The path to success is punctuated by failure, consolidation, and renewed effort.

Mark Twight

One hour three times per week in the gym is no counterbalance to all of the other behavior in those other 165 hours

Mark Twight

I don't actually care what I climb, only how it affects me. Which means the summit doesn't matter as much as the emotional process.

Mark Twight