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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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