29 Quotes by Ueli Steck

Everest is how it is right now. We have to fix ropes up there; we have the commercial expeditions. If you don't like that, go on another mountain or choose another part of the mountain. There's still space for everybody.

Not all Sherpas are bad. There are a few who are crazy, but the rest are good people.

During the climb, I never get afraid. But you can't lose your fear - it is really important. If you lose it, you are going to die.

You can, maybe, do something like Annapurna once in a lifetime. Then don't try to do it again.

When you go to the mountains, you really have to accept that there is always a risk. It's more dangerous than sitting at home watching TV. It's really sad.

Today, to find a challenge is really hard. In the Alps, everything is done. The new lines, almost all of them are finished. So to find a new challenge, it's all beginning to go to speed.

I never expected to make a living from climbing, but it got to the point where I either had to get a job or start trying to make some real money from it. I didn't want to be 45 and a dirtbag.

The people in Nepal don't care about alpinism; they just care about money.

It's really impressive what those like Messner and Walter Bonatti have done - they are a big part of the history of alpinism.