Best Quote by Reinhold Messner

Mountaineering is a complex and unique way of life, interweaving elements of sport, art and mysticism. Success or failure depends on the ebb and…

— Wojciech Kurtyka

Like it or not taking risks, by a total commitment to the mountain and the vagaries of the weather, is essential for the greater…

— Doug Scott

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

I was attracted to climbing mountains because of the physical dangers, but also the challenges, like 'mental fortitude, physical fortitude, judgement.' It's the intensity…

— Lincoln Hall

I think I mainly climb mountains because I get a great deal of enjoyment out of it. I never attempt to analyze these things…

— Edmund Hillary

Mountaineering is one of the most difficult sports - we are away from routine life for days, living in tents, and it requires high…

— Samina Baig

Mountaineering is a relentless pursuit. One climbs further and further yet never reaches the destination. Perhaps that is what gives it its own particular…

— Hermann Buhl

Mountaineering is more about mental strength to conquer rather than physical.

— Arunima Sinha

“The new alpinism comes full circle as small teams of fit, trained athletes emulate Mummery, aspire to Preuss, climb like the young Messner. Because…

— Steve House

In mountaineering, there is not only the activity, but the philosophy behind it. Some say a moral, but I am against that because all…

— Reinhold Messner

Alpinism means you go by yourself with your own responsibility, knowing that you could die. But Everest now is more like ski tourism: preparing…

— Reinhold Messner

Mountaineering is over. Alpinism is dead. Maybe its spirit is still alive a little in Britain and America, but it will soon die out.

— Reinhold Messner