Erhard Loretan. Ryczące ośmiotysięczniki Quotes

“hI was following through on the mountain commitment from my younger days, and it's always a nice surprise when the newly minted adult doesn't disown the child he once was.”
― Erhard Loretan, Night Naked: A Climber's Autobiography

“I assure you it's harder to battle human stupidity than to do battle with mountains. Mountains, after all, have holds.”
― Erhard Loretan, Night Naked: A Climber's Autobiography

“The altimeter had been damaged along the way, but the few bottles that we brought along to wash down the ordinary expedition rations were fine. True, a bottle gives only a vague indication of altitude, but can you drink an altimeter?”
― Erhard Loretan, Night Naked: A Climber's Autobiography

“In a civilization of wage slaves, where people seek to survive more than to live, mountaineering is an enigma.”
― Erhard Loretan; Jean Amman, Night Naked: A Climber's Autobiography