Top 4 Quotes & Sayings by Wanda Rutkiewicz

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Polish mountain climber Wanda Rutkiewicz.
Last updated on December 21, 2024.
Wanda Rutkiewicz

Wanda Rutkiewicz was a Polish mountain climber and computer engineer. She was the first woman to reach the summit of K2 and the third woman to climb Mount Everest.

Everyone has their own Everest to climb — © Wanda Rutkiewicz
Everyone has their own Everest to climb
What is behind you is forgotten. You can't remember danger and difficulty when it is behind you
I am too slow to be a good climber, so I film instead.
Each climber loses one finger or toe once in a while. This is a small but important reason for Polish climbers success. Western climbers haven't lost as many fingers or toes.
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