Walter Bonatti quotes

Climbing is not a battle with the elements, nor against the law of gravity. It's a battle against oneself. (Walter Bonatti)
The mountains have rules. they are harsh rules, but they are there, and if you keep to them you are safe. A mountain is not like men. A mountain is sincere. The weapons to conquer it exist inside you, inside your soul. View quote
Walter Bonatti
If in normal conditions it is skill, which counts, in such extreme situations, it is the spirit, which saves. View quote
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. View quote
Walter Bonatti
I've always been incapable of accepting fate, and I've always refused to die, and that has helped me to survive. View quote
Walter Bonatti