13.08.2008 Walter Bonatti
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En legend inom alpinism är den italienska bergsbestigaren och klättraren Walter Bonatti. Hans bok "The Mountains of my Life" är väldigt läsvärd och handlar om många utav hans äventyr. Jag älskar en utav hans många beskrivningar av sitt sätt att se på hela hans livsstil. Tyvärr är långt ifrån alla hans böcker översatta till engelska.
Han är en man att se upp till.
Han är en man att se upp till.
"Strong emotion is what a climber lives for.
Fear and joy are the two strongest of all. If he
Can't feel fear, he can't feel the sublime joy
of victory. The climber experiences life to its
extreme limits. He is not trying to get himself
killed. He knows what life is worth. He is in
love with living.
To me an exploit on a mountain is beautiful.
It is an art form. We demonstrate in the most
stunning way of all that there is no limits to the
effort man can demand of himself. This
quality is the basis of all human achievement
in whatever field."
-Walter Bonatti
Fear and joy are the two strongest of all. If he
Can't feel fear, he can't feel the sublime joy
of victory. The climber experiences life to its
extreme limits. He is not trying to get himself
killed. He knows what life is worth. He is in
love with living.
To me an exploit on a mountain is beautiful.
It is an art form. We demonstrate in the most
stunning way of all that there is no limits to the
effort man can demand of himself. This
quality is the basis of all human achievement
in whatever field."
-Walter Bonatti
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Postat av: Joel
Verkligen fina och tänkvärda ord :)
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