Above the Clouds Quotes

“Big Mountains are a completely different world. You can not conquer them, only rise to their height for a short time; & for that they demand a great deal. The struggle is not with the enemy, or a competitor like in sports, but with yourself, with the feelings of weakness & inadequacy. That struggle appeals to me. It is why I became a mountaineer.”
― Anatoli Boukreev, Above the Clouds: The Diaries of a High-Altitude Mountaineer

“The longer I live, the more certain I am that there are no accidents in life. There are no chance meetings; everything happens according to a plan, regularly and in order.”
― Anatoli Boukreev, Above the Clouds: The Diaries of a High-Altitude Mountaineer