Alastair Humphreys Quotes

I am far more interested in being a beginner than in trying to become an expert. Life is difficult and complicated for everyone - but it’s very, very short.

Alastair Humphreys

• Interested
• Expert
• Beginner

Life is too brief and too rich to tiptoe through half-heartedly, rather than galloping at it with whooping excitement and ambition.

Alastair Humphreys

• Life
• Ambition
• Brief

I realise how pleasant life can be if I stop thinking about it. It is much simpler to exist than to live.

Alastair Humphreys

• Life
• Live
• Exist

See the opportunities for adventures, not the constraints that get in the way.

Alastair Humphreys

• Opportunities
• Adventures
• Constraints

Start small, do what you do with enthusiasm and do it very well. Stick to that and growth will come.

Alastair Humphreys

• Growth
• Start
• Enthusiasm

But whenever you think, ‘this is an exciting idea’ and immediately follow that by thinking, ‘this is a very stupid idea’ then you know you are on to a good thing and that you will regret it if you wimp out.

Alastair Humphreys

• Thinking
• Idea
• Regret

Adventure is just about doing something you’ve never done— doing it with enthusiasm and curiosity: doing something difficult with passion.

Alastair Humphreys

• Passion
• Adventure
• Enthusiasm

You do not need to fly to the other side of the planet to find wilderness and beauty.

Alastair Humphreys

• Beauty
• Find
• Planet

It is always worth making a little effort to find a special spot to sleep because the memories and the smug Instagram photo last long after you’ve got your breath back.

Alastair Humphreys

• Effort
• Memories

Sometimes all you need is to climb a simple hill, to spend time staring at an empty horizon, to jump into a cold river or sleep under the stars, or perhaps share a whisky at a small country inn in order to remind yourself what matters most to you in life.

Alastair Humphreys

• Life
• Matters
• Remind