Bernadette McDonald Quotes

#1. A failed attempt on a virgin face of an eight thousander gives me much more than the successful ascent of a known route.

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#2. Inner harmony is the prerequisite for any climber who seeks to push the frontiers; without it he should give up extreme mountaineering.
-Reinhold Messner

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#3. Only secrets can be conquered'- most of all the secrets that lie within ourselves.

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#4. He (Tomaz Humar) doesn't conform to existing standards; he creates them.

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#5. ... where mountains are sacred & where risk & death are constant companions- the Himalayas.

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#6. ... I only know that when physical and emotional reserves remain unchallenged, this feeds the spiritual cancer of a life unfulfilled.
-Reinhold Messner

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#7. What counts are merely the experiences one gains along the way.
-Reinhold Messner

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#8. There is no single, correct objective in mountaineering; there are only possibilities. One of them leads beyond the impossible.
- Reinhold Messner

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#9. ... one of the most decisive factors enduring a borderline situation is the WILL TO SURVIVE.
-Reinhold Messner

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#10. To be a climber one has to accept that gratification is rarely immediate.

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#11. It is said that a man is rejuvenated every seven years- that all his cells are replaced. I wonder, does that also apply to his spirit?
- Reinhold Messner

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