I do see a lot of the hard end of ecology, and my feeling is that we live on a super-exciting planet but a super-fragile one.

You can't become a decent horseman until you fall off and get up again, a good number of times. There's life in a nutshell.

Survival is not about being fearless. It's about making a decision, getting on and doing it, because I want to see my kids again, or whatever the reason might be.

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.

Weather can kill you so fast. The first priority of survival is getting protection from the extreme weather.

Life is an adventure that is best lived boldly

Our dreams are just wishes, if we never follow them through with action. And in life, you have got to be able to light your own fire.