Some mountaineers are proud of having done all their climbs without bivouac. How much they have missed ! And the same applies to those who enjoy only rock climbing, or only the ice climbs, onyl the ridges or faces. We should refuse none of the thousands and one joys that the mountains offer us at every turn. We should brush nothing aside, set no restrictions. We should experience hunger and thirst, be able to go fast, but also to go slowly and to contemplate.
Consider what you want to do in relation to what you are capable of doing. Climbing is, above all, a matter of integrity. - Gaston Rebuffat
Consider what you want to do in relation to what you are capable of doing. Climbing is, above all, a matter of integrity.
- Gaston Rebuffat
Climbing is, above all, a matter of integrity - Gaston Rebuffat
Climbing is, above all, a matter of integrity
A la Verte on devient montagnard. - Gaston Rebuffat
A la Verte on devient montagnard.
Some mountaineers are proud of having done all their climbs without bivouac. How much they have missed ! And the same applies to those who enjoy only… - Gaston Rebuffat
Some mountaineers are proud of having done all their climbs without bivouac. How much they have missed ! And the same applies to those who enjoy only…
The ascent of any route begins, in dreams at least, the autumn before. Our minds ring, involuntarily, with the alluring names of mountains, aiguilles… - Gaston Rebuffat
The ascent of any route begins, in dreams at least, the autumn before. Our minds ring, involuntarily, with the alluring names of mountains, aiguilles…
L'alpiniste est un homme qui conduit son corps là où, un jour, ses yeux ont regardé. Et qui revient. - Gaston Rebuffat
L'alpiniste est un homme qui conduit son corps là où, un jour, ses yeux ont regardé. Et qui revient.
Rain is disagreeable, but snow is as much part of the mountain as are sunshine and clear skies. - Gaston Rebuffat
Rain is disagreeable, but snow is as much part of the mountain as are sunshine and clear skies.
Rise early. Fix a time-table to which you must try to keep. One seldom regrets having made an early start, but one always regrets having set off too … - Gaston Rebuffat
Rise early. Fix a time-table to which you must try to keep. One seldom regrets having made an early start, but one always regrets having set off too …
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