When I held in my hands the remains of Gunther, I had a strong feeling, like a phantom pain of an amputee. Reinhold Messner Read Quote
In the West, the art of rock climbing is growing because it has to do with less risk, good muscles. But the people seeking high goals in high places are in Eastern Europe, and they reach their goals because they are willing to suffer more. Reinhold Messner Read Quote
I like Nietzsche. I quote him in many of my books. He was born 100 years before me. Reinhold Messner Read Quote
The art of climbing is to go where you go knowing that you could die, but you don’t die. That is adventure. Reinhold Messner Read Quote
I go to the mountains for an adventure and each time I pray I will get up and down again. Reinhold Messner Read Quote
All the Yeti footprints are all the same bear. The Yeti isn’t a fantastic figure. The Yeti is reality. Reinhold Messner Read Quote
I think my cultural work is more important than the adventures I did. The adventures are not important for human beings. It’s the conquering of the useless. Reinhold Messner Read Quote
