If there is such a thing as spiritual materialism, it is displayed in the urge to possess the mountains rather than to unravel and accept their mysteries.

Every type of evil we've got in us is the result of that one true illness of the human mind - that is, of being self-centered.

Beauty is the door to another world.

I like to describe Himalayan climbing as a kind of art of suffering. Just pushing, pushing yourself to your limits.

For me, the ascent to the peak of the normal ways that torment and anguish. Inspired by the idea of ​​transition was always something that at the moment transcends imagination, seemingly absolutely insurmountable, so absurd in terms of the Himalayan conditions that up beautiful.

Whenever a climber leaves the known paths, he enters an area without rules or routines... The only advice comes from deep inside the self.

Great effort, fear and suffering sweet all the worthless chaff out of us.