“ Not only during the ascent, but also during the descent my willpower is dulled. The longer I climb the less important the goalseems to me, the more indifferent I become to myself. My attentionhas dimi… Reinhold Messner
“ Più in alto salivo, più in alto andavo, più mi era chiaro che il mondo sarebbe andato avanti a esistere anche senza di me, e che tutti gli dei sarebbero scomparsi con l'umanità. Perché sono proprio gl… Reinhold Messner
“ Seen from above, landscapes are made up of mountains and watercourses. Just as a transparent model of the human body consists of a framework of bone and a network of arteries, the earth's crust is str… Reinhold Messner
“ After every few steps, we huddle over our ice axes mouths agape, struggling for sufficient breath to keep our muscles going.... at a height of 8800 metres, we can no longer keep on our feet while we r… Reinhold Messner
“ When I rest I feel utterly lifeless except that my throat burns when I draw breath... I can scarcely go on. No despair, no happiness, no anxiety. I have not lost the mastery of my feelings, there are… Reinhold Messner
