To be a climber one has to accept that gratification is rarely immediate.
Inner harmony is the prerequisite for any climber who seeks to push the frontiers; without it he should give up extreme mountaineering.-Reinhold Messner
One of the most decisive factors enduring a borderline situation is the WILL TO SURVIVE.-Reinhold Messner
What counts are merely the experiences one gains along the way.-Reinhold Messner
There is no single, correct objective in mountaineering; there are only possibilities. One of them leads beyond the impossible.- Reinhold Messner
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
I only know that when physical and emotional reserves remain unchallenged, this feeds the spiritual cancer of a life unfulfilled.-Reinhold Messner