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Anatoli Boukreev

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Mountaineer

Anatoli Boukreev was a highly respected Soviet mountaineer known for his exceptional achievements in high-altitude climbing. Born on January 16, 1958, and passing away on December 25, 1997, Boukreev's career was marked by his participation in numerous expeditions to the world's highest peaks, including Mount Everest. He is particularly remembered for his role in the 1996 Mount Everest disaster, where he saved the lives of his teammates at great personal risk.

The Climb: Tragic Ambitions on Everest

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“A review of summit day photographs will show that I was clothed in the latest, highest quality, high altitude gear, comparable, if not better, than that worn by the other members of our expedition.”

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Book:The Climb: Tragic Ambitions on Everest

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“I travel to Jakarta, I see what an important country it is. I've been working with them for a year.”

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“I cannot say to be glad or not glad to be on Everest. It is my life. I have opportunity to be here, so I am here.”

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“Mountains are not stadiums where I satisfy my ambition to achieve, they are the cathedrals where I practice my religion.”

“Mountains have the power to call us into their realms and there, left forever, are our friends whose great souls were longing for the heights. Do not forget the mountaineers who have not returned from the summits.”

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“This year my role is clear: I am a coach, a coach to sportsmen.”

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“I offer my expertise and experience for hire in order to help a group of people reach the summit.”

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“Honestly, I do not experience fear in the mountains. On the contraryI feel my shoulders straightening, squaring, like the birds as they straighten their wings. I enjoy the freedom and the altitude. It is only when I return to life below that I feel the world's weight on my shoulders.”

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Book:The Climb: Tragic Ambitions on Everest

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“Mountains are cathedrals: grand and pure, the houses of my religion. I go to them as humans go to worship...From their lofty summits, I view my past, dream of the future, and with unusual acuity I am allowed to experience the present moment. My strength renewed, my vision cleared, in the mountains I celebrate creation. On each journey I am reborn.”

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“How could the adventure seeker of today find satisfaction with the level of performance that was a standard set more than 40 years ago ?”

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“People respected my experience, they hire me, they pay me what I am worth to coach their team.”

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“I think that people ran out of oxygen and don't really know what happened up there, maybe some of them just made things up because they weren't sure what had happened.”

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“Climbing is what I do.”

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“Big mountains are a completely different world: snow, ice, rocks, sky, and thin air. You cannot conquer them, only rise to their height for a short time; and for that they demand a great deal. The struggle is not with the enemy, or a competitor like in sports, but with yourself, with the feelings of weakness and inadequacy. That struggle appeals to me. It is why I became a mountaineer.”

Source: Above the Clouds: The Diaries of a High-Altitude Mountaineer

“I am not sure the others are as committed as Rob Hall and Scott Fischer. I think there is more business now, and I know it will be impossible to stop this Everest business.”

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“I don't know what being an Everest guide means. I am a coach, not a guide.”

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“I respect Everest very much.”

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About the Author

Born: January 16, 1958
Died: December 25, 1997
Known for: Mountaineer
Quotes: 17

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