I don’t deny that there can be an element of escapism in mountaineering, but this should never overshadow its real essence, which is not escape but victory over your own human frailty. — Walter Bonatti Copy Share Image
For me, the value of a climb is the sum of three inseparable elements, all equally important: aesthetics, history, and ethics. Together they form the whole basis of my concept of alpinism. Some people see no more in climbing mountains… — Walter Bonatti Copy Share Image
For me, the value of a climb is the sum of three inseparable elements, all equally important: aesthetics, history, and ethics. Together they form… — Walter Bonatti Copy Share Image
The solitary ascent of the Dru had the immediate effect of expanding the horizons of my ideas about mountaineering. It made me aware of… — Walter Bonatti Copy Share Image
I've always been incapable of accepting fate, and I've always refused to die, and that has helped me to survive. — Walter Bonatti Copy Share Image
Climbing is not a battle with the elements, nor against the law of gravity. It's a battle against oneself. — Walter Bonatti Copy Share Image
I don’t deny that there can be an element of escapism in mountaineering, but this should never overshadow its real essence, which is not… — Walter Bonatti Copy Share Image
If in normal conditions it is skill, which counts, in such extreme situations, it is the spirit, which saves. — Walter Bonatti Copy Share Image
The mountains have rules. they are harsh rules, but they are there, and if you keep to them you are safe. A mountain is… — Walter Bonatti Copy Share Image
We [climbers] demonstrate in the most stunning way of all - at the risk of our lives - that there is no limit to… — Walter Bonatti Copy Share Image
![“We [climbers] demonstrate in the most stunning way of all - at the risk of our lives - that there is no limit to the effort man can demand of himself. This quality is the basis of all human achievementit can never be proved enough. I consider that we climbers - that I - serve all humanity. We…” quote by Walter Bonatti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d72/walter-bonatti-45193_bases_we-climbers-demonstrate-in-the-most-stun_3202623.jpg)