Tomaz Humar Quotes

“... one of the most decisive factors enduring a borderline situation is the WILL TO SURVIVE.
-Reinhold Messner”
― Bernadette McDonald, Tomaz Humar

“What counts are merely the experiences one gains along the way.
-Reinhold Messner”
― Bernadette McDonald, Tomaz Humar

“There is no single, correct objective in mountaineering; there are only possibilities. One of them leads beyond the impossible.
- Reinhold Messner”
― Bernadette McDonald, Tomaz Humar

“Najtežje in najpomembnejše stvari v življenju so preproste - ali drugače povedano, najboljše stvari v življenju so nam prepovedane in dostopne hkrati. Z vsako novo preizkušnjo spoznam, kako rad imam življenje; in živim ga šele, ko me ni strah smrti in ne življenja samega.”
― Bernadette McDonald, Tomaz Humar

“Life is beautiful, but only if you live it fully!”
― Bernadette McDonald, Tomaz Humar

“In contrast, his parents considered climbing a completely useless and dangerous activity.”
― Bernadette McDonald, Tomaz Humar

“Every mountain has its soul... if the mountain does not accept you & you don't submit to her will, she will destroy you.”
― Bernadette McDonald, Tomaz Humar

“Tomaz believed that 80% alpinism was mental and spiritual and that his third eye vision & openness of his mind to the language of the walls were critical”
― Bernadette McDonald, Tomaz Humar

“As climbers thronged the scope of Everest, the Rupal Face retained its solitude, remaining a formidable oabjective.”
― Bernadette McDonald, Tomaz Humar

“... where mountains are sacred & where risk & death are constant companions- the Himalayas.”
― Bernadette McDonald, Tomaz Humar

“He (Tomaz Humar) doesn't conform to existing standards; he creates them.”
― Bernadette McDonald, Tomaz Humar

“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.”
― Bernadette McDonald, Tomaz Humar

“Only secrets can be conquered'- most of all the secrets that lie within ourselves.”
― Bernadette McDonald, Tomaz Humar

“A failed attempt on a virgin face of an eight thousander gives me much more than the successful ascent of a known route.”
― Bernadette McDonald, Tomaz Humar

“... I only know that when physical and emotional reserves remain unchallenged, this feeds the spiritual cancer of a life unfulfilled.
-Reinhold Messner”
― Bernadette McDonald, Tomaz Humar

“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”
― Bernadette McDonald, Tomaz Humar

“Inner harmony is the prerequisite for any climber who seeks to push the frontiers; without it he should give up extreme mountaineering.
-Reinhold Messner”
― Bernadette McDonald, Tomaz Humar