"I don’t deny that there can be an……" — Walter Bonatti
"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."
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Walter Bonatti
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7 Quotes by Walter Bonatti
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The solitary ascent of the Dru had the immediate effect of expanding the horizons of my ideas about mountaineering. It…
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For me, the value of a climb is the sum of three inseparable elements, all equally important: aesthetics, history, and…
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The mountains have rules. they are harsh rules, but they are there, and if you keep to them you are…
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Climbing is not a battle with the elements, nor against the law of gravity. It's a battle against oneself.
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If in normal conditions it is skill, which counts, in such extreme situations, it is the spirit, which saves.
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I've always been incapable of accepting fate, and I've always refused to die, and that has helped me to survive.
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