The line between life or death is determined by what we are willing to do.

One thing I know for sure: it is only by doing what we fear that we can ever truly learn to be brave.

Once a job it has begun, do not stop until it's done. Whether it is big or small, do it well or not all.

Many people find it hard to understand what it is about a mountain that draws men and women to risk their lives on her freezing, icy faces - all for a chance at that single, solitary moment on the top. It can be hard to explain. But I also relate to the quote that says, Iif you have to ask, you will never understand.

When I'm in 'Man vs. Wild' mode, it's not pleasure. Every sensor is firing and I'm on reserve power all the time and I'm digging deep - and that's the magic of it as well, and that's raw and it's great.

I am not fearless. I get scared plenty. But I have also learned how to channel that emotion to sharpen me.

Don't be scared to dream big, and don't be afraid to be close to people. And never give up! It's the tenacious not the talented that win.