Best 12 quotes of Bernadette Mcdonald on MyQuotes

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

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

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

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

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

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

The american climber Mark Twight, mentor of the Grivel climbing team, commented, "Now every ill-prepared sad sack whose ability falls short of his Himalayan ambitions can get on the radio, call for help, and expect the cavalry to save the day" - on Tomaz Humar's rescue from Rupal Face of Nanga Parvat.

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

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

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

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