THE CLIMBING HEROES
By Per Jerberyd

Some climbers are better than others. Here you find a collection of some of the men and women that pushed the limits further and further for the next generations. Some where laughed at by fellow climbers, today nobody laugh at them no more.

SIR EDMUND HILLARY

Climbed into immortality on May 29, 1953 when taking the last steps to the summit of the world.
HERMANN BUHL

A legend among many climbers, by taking enormous risks Hermann Buhl succeeded where others failed.
KURT DIEMBERGER

The only person alive that have made two first ascents on mountains above 8,000 metres. Broad Peak (1957) and Dhaulagiri (1960).
SIR CHRIS BONINGTON

"It isn't so much a matter of doing something dangerous as being master of that danger."
DOUG SCOTT

One of the world's leading high altitude and big wall climbers with over 30 expeditions to inner Asia.
REINHOLD MESSNER

"As far as the public is concerned, since 1978 my sensational climbs - Everest without oxygen and Nanga Parbat solo - are unsurpassable."
PETER HABELER

His one time partner, Reinhold Messner, used to say of Peter Habeler: "He's like a sky rocket, really impressive once the fuse is lit!".
HANS KAMMERLANDER

The adept of Reinhold Messner, together they have climbed seven 8,000 metre summits including the traverse between Gasherbrum I and II in 1986.
WANDA RUTKIEWICZ

In 1981, despite a broken leg, she set out for K2 on crutches. Only when she reached the Broad Peak base camp did she realise she had come too far.
JERZY KUKUCZKA

On his pursiut to climb all 14 8,000 meter mountains, he made nine new routes, including one solo.
ERHARD LORETAN

Go fast and light is Loretan's philosophy: "The less time you spend up there, the safer you are".
GÖRAN KROPP

"Climbing is the best sport because it demands a lot of willpower, physical and mental strenght to succeed."
RAY JARDINE

The inventor of the "Friend" and the first person to climb a 5.12 graded route (The Crimson Cringe).
 



"The mountains have rules. they are harsh rules, but they are there, and if you keep to them you are safe. A mountain is not like men. A mountain is sincere. The weapons to conquer it exist inside you, inside your soul."

- Walter Bonatti