Ranulph Fiennes Quotes

I spent four years in the United States Army between 1985 and 1989, and I certainly learned how to survive out in the woods.

My hobbies are mountain biking, horseback riding and packing, canoeing and kayaking, hiking, camping, cooking, and skiing.

I think that a good mountaineer is usually a sensible mountaineer.

Mt. Hood is still one of my favorites for its sun, warmth, and slushy, forgiving conditions.

I'm not much of a water skier, my legs are too skinny for that, so I just try to tube and have fun, just ride.

Anything that involves the outdoors I'm all about, whether it be skiing, snowboarding, wakesurfing to mountain-biking. Anything that gets me outside.

I like speed, so I like taking the jet skis out and hitting the water, or hitting the lake. In the winter, unfortunately, I used to ski a lot but I haven't been able to ski in the past few years because thank God I've been working, so that's a good reason not to.

I'm a huge camper, and love hiking and mountain biking.

I'm a big outdoorsman... I'm a big hunter. Avid fisherman. Hiker. Climber. Scuba diver. Skier. Love the outdoors.

For me, my training is a key part of my work as so often my life has depended on being able to move fast and haul myself up and out of something fast!

I like to go rock scrambling.

I miss my boats, and I miss having the ability to be out on the water during the daytime and then go skiing at night.

I'm not an outdoor girl. I can barely swim. I don't ride a horse.

After I graduated from school, I enrolled in the military college, a cadet school. This is the first stage of military training; it instills discipline and various qualities required for military life.

If you like the outdoors, Colorado is a big adventure playground for adults: it's great for skiing, cycling, climbing, and hiking.

Where I live, there's a lot of canyons. We're climbing constantly - we're like mountain goats. I'm just trying to get better at that.

I was a snowboard bum and a climbing bum.

There's only one way to gain mountain sense, and that's to be in the mountains a lot. Unfortunately, when you're a young climber, you have none. You're out there, and your risk level is high.

I'm really into rock climbing and hiking and stuff.

My family moved to Aspen, Colorado, where we had 'Avalanche Danger' days that kept us from going to school, climbed 14,000-foot peaks as part of my education, and I learned to snowboard.

I joined the Marines, passed Special Forces selection, and became a young leader in the military.

I love hiking out to Fallen Leaf Lake. It's a beautiful spot to go hike around, and it's at the base of one of the biggest mountains, Mount Tallac! And of course, I love to hit Sierra at Tahoe for snowboarding.

It takes a lot of resources to climb Everest, and a lot of other people. But you should go do it.

From Enve Composites to Bluehouse Skis, Utah companies are making breakthrough products for biking, winter sports, water sports and more.

I go to the wild mountains where I am responsible for myself. Step by step I am making sure that I don't die.