Heinrich Harrer Quotes:
Ocupation: Mountaineer
Life: July 6, 1912 - January 7, 2006
Birthday: July 6
Death: January 7
My friend Kurt Maix once described this diffidence as Fear's friendly sister, the right and necessary counterweight to that courage that urges men skyward, and protects them from self-destruction.
source: "The White Spider: The Classic Account of the Ascent of the Eiger".
topic: Men, Climbing, Self, Mountain Climbers
