Culture Quote by Reinhold Messner

“Climbing has so much more culture than all other activities put together. There is no culture in tennis, just a few names, a few dates. No big culture in soccer. But we have thousands of books, great philosophers, thinkers, painters.” quote by Reinhold Messner — Download Open image

“Climbing has so much more culture than all other activities put together. There is no culture in tennis, just a few names, a few dates. No big culture in soccer. But we have thousands of books, great philosophers, thinkers, painters.”

Reinhold Messner

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Climbing is not a competition, and you cannot talk in terms of 'greatest,' it means nothing.

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Ueli Steck, I'm absolutely certain, had a very strong inner drive to keep pushing. He set very high standards for himself.

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I can't tell people to love mountains. They have to find their own way.

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Mountains are not fair or unfair, they are just dangerous.

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