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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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