100 Most Inspiring Mountain Instagram Captions | 2022 - A Broken Backpack (2023)

by Melissa Giroux | Last updated Oct 5, 2022 | Quotes, Travel Tips

Looking for inspiration for mountain Instagram captions? The list below includes lots of inspiring and funny Instagram mountain captions so that you can find the perfect caption for your photo.

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Best Mountain Instagram Captions

Without further ado, let’s take a look at the best mountain captions for Instagram.

1. It’s not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.
2. All I need is a mountain breeze and tall trees.
3. Enjoying life in the snow lane.
4. Go where you feel most alive.
5. Drinking in the mountain view.
6. Sunrise on a mountain is my favorite color.
7. Reach your peaks.
8. Never miss a moment in the mountains.
9. Just like in life, the best views come with the hardest climbs.
10. Sometimes, you just need to change your altitude.
11. Until further notice, assume that we’re peaking.
12. Life is a mountain. Climb it.
13. Fresh air, don’t care.
14. Big mountains require lots of heart. They demand that you be better, which makes you so.
15. Everything is better in the mountains.
16. I need some mountain time.
17. Adventure awaits on mountains.
18. Dream as big as you wish to climb.
19. The world is quiet here.
20. Memories made in the mountains stay in our hearts forever.
21. Great things are done when men and mountains meet.
22. When everything feels like an uphill struggle, think of the view from the top.
23. Take me to the mountains.
24. Adventure awaits and I don’t want to miss a second of it.
25. Climbing my way to bigger and better things.
26. They said the view would be worth it. They were right.
27. The sun shines brightest from the peaks of mountains.
28. Coffee. Mountains. Adventures.
29. No polluted air, traffic noise, or angry neighbors. Might move here for good.
30. I hate to say it at the top of a mountain, but I think my life’s peaked.
31. I don’t know exactly why we climb. But I’m pretty sure it’s got something to do with the view…
32. Feeling delightfully small among the sublimity of the mountains.
33. Life is short. Go to the mountains and never look back.
34. The best view comes after the hardest climb.
35. Feeling moved by immovable mountains.
36. You can’t help but learn something when you scale a mountain summit.
37. Faith can move mountains.
38. You can’t buy happiness, but you can buy a lift pass.
39. Be like a mountain, aim to touch the sky but stay rooted to the ground.
40. I love places that make me realize how tiny me and my problems are.
41. That girl, she’s going to move mountains.
42. Sat atop a summit, at home away from home.
43. Life’s a mountain, not a beach.
44. I forgot I would have to climb back down.
45. If you think you’ve peaked, find a new mountain.
46. You Can’t Climb Up A Mountain With Downhill Thoughts.
47. Stop staring at mountains. Climb them. It’s a harder process, but you get a better view.
48. Happiness can be found in the mountains.
49. I am never lost in the mountains. It is where I find myself.
50. There is no wifi in the mountains, but I promise you will find a better connection.
51. Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity – John Muir
52. In the mountains there are only two grades: You can either do it, or you can’t. – Rusty Baille
53. Mountains know secrets we need to learn. That it might take time, it might be hard, but if you just hold on long enough, you will find the strength to rise up. – Tyler Knott
54. Getting to the top is optional. Getting down is mandatory. – Ed Viestur
55. Don’t climb mountains so that people can see you. Climb mountains so that you can see the world. – David McCullough
56. You need mountains, long staircases don’t make good hikers. – Amit Kalantri
57. A mountaintop is not simply an elevation, but an island, a world within a world, a place out of place. – Paul Gruchow
58. What are men to rocks and mountains? – Jane Austen
59. You are not in the mountains, the mountains are in you. – John Muir
60. The climb speaks to our character, but the view, I think, to our souls. – Lori Lansens
61. Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you are climbing it. – Andy Rooney
62. You can’t move mountains by whispering at them. – Pink
63. You’re off to great places, today is your day. Your mountain is waiting, so get on your way. – Dr Seuss
64. The danger of an adventure is worth a thousand days of ease and comfort. – Paulo Coelho
65. He who climbs upon the highest mountains laughs at all tragedies, real or imaginary. – Friedrich Nietzsche
66. If you despise the mountains you have climbed, you are not welcomed by the mountains you have not yet climbed! – Mehmet Murat Ildan
67. I don’t want to write about climbing or talk about it or photograph it or think about it; all I want to do is do it. – Chuck Pratt
68. No matter how tall the mountain is, it cannot block the sun. – Chinese Proverb
69. You keep putting one foot in front of the other, and then one day you look back and you’ve climbed a mountain. – Tom Hiddleston
70. It’s always further than it looks. It’s always taller than it looks. And it’s always harder than it looks. – The three rules of mountaineering
71. Somewhere between the bottom of the climb and the summit is the answer to the mystery why we climb. – Greg Child
72. Kid, you’ll move mountains. – Dr Seuss
73. Always be thankful for the little things… even the smallest mountains can hide the most breathtaking views! – Nyki Mack
74. Don’t make a mountain out of a molehill. – John Fox
75. You are not in the mountains. The mountains are in you. – John Muir
76. You have to conquer every obstacle, before you can reach the top of the mountain. – Lailah Gifty Akita
77. A mountaintop is not simply an elevation, but an island, a world within a world, a place out of place. – Paul Gruchow
78. The only Zen you can find on the tops of mountains is the Zen you bring up there. – Robert M. Pirsig
79. You never climb the same mountain twice, not even in memory. Memory rebuilds the mountain, changes the weather, retells the jokes, remakes all the moves. – Lito Tejada-Flores
80. The higher you climb on the mountain, the harder the wind blows. – Sam Cummings
81. The mountains are calling and I must go. – John Muir
82. Throw me to the mountains, I’ll be at peace as long as I will live. – Shashank Rayal
83. The hardest mountain to climb is the one within. – J. Lynn
84. There are two kinds of climbers, those who climb because their heart sings when they’re in the mountains, and all the rest. – Alex Lowe
85. Over every mountain, there is a path, although it may not be seen from the valley. – Theodore Roethke
86. In the mountains, you are sometimes invited, sometimes tolerated, and sometimes told to go home. – Fred Beckey
87. Those who travel to mountain-tops are half in love with themselves, and half in love with oblivion. – Robert Macfarlane
88. It isn’t the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it’s the pebble in your shoe. – Muhammad Ali
89. Mountains terrify me – they just sit about; they are so proud. – Sylvia Plath
90. Life sucks a lot less when you add mountain air, a campfire and some peace and quiet. – Brooke Hampton
91. Mountains have a way of dealing with overconfidence. – Hermann Buhl
92. Nothing lives long, Only the earth and mountains. – Dee Brown
93. May your dreams be larger than mountains and may you have the courage to scale their summits. – Harley King
94. The summit is what drives us, but the climb itself is what matters. – Conrad Anker
95. How glorious a greeting the sun gives the mountains! – John Muir
96. You don’t need to climb a mountain to know that it’s high. – Paulo Coelho
97. All mountain landscapes hold stories: the ones we read, the ones we dream, and the ones we create. – Michael Kennedy
98. When you climb to the top of a mountain and are still thinking about your own little problems rather than major universal issues, then you haven’t climbed that mountain, you’re still in the lower valleys! – Mehmet Murat Ildan
99. …In the world of mountains, there will always be someone doing something bigger, better, and crazier. – Christine Reed
100. The sea tells you everything will be fine. The mountains tell you it doesn’t matter anyway. – Adeel Ahmed Khan

Final Thoughts On Mountain Captions For Instagram

We hope you found what you were looking for in our list featuring the best mountain quotes for Instagram. If you’re looking for something funnier, make sure to take a look at our list of mountain puns.

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