These aren’t the plains, the climate’s another,
One avalanch after the other
And rocks scream in pain as down they slide
And you can turn back, avoid the wrath,
But we choose the difficult path
The path of war with danger at our side

He who hasn’t been here himself
Hasn’t taken a risk, hasn’t tested the self
Even if down there he reached for the stars
Down there you’ll never, try as you might
Ever set your wondering sight
On anything so grand, so wondrous, so bright

No flowers, no laurels, and
Looks nothing like a monument
The rock that keeps your eternal peace
And in the sun, like a fire of fame
The ice peak burns with an emerald flame
The peak that you weren’t able to tame

And let them talk and let them compain
But no, no one dies in vain
Better here than from drinking and from disease
Others will come, trading peaceful deeds
For risks and impossible feats
And pass, where you were brought to your knees

Vertical drops and danger is near
Beware, there is no luck here!
Watch out for the rock, for the ice, for the cold
We hope only for a decent end
For strength, and the hand of a friend
And pray for the safety equipment to hold

We chop at the rocks, no going back
The knees tremble and the sight goes black
And the heart leaps ahead to the mountaintop
The world at you feet, no words are enough
And you are just slightly envious of
Those others, who have yet to stand at the top