I have to admit I do get a bit depressed at times and you know I think about the good old days when I was charging ahead.

I have to admit I do get a bit depressed at times and you know I think about the good old days when I was charging ahead.

My mother really was the strength in our family. She would sort of keep us in line and I admired her very much .

I still think have this deep desire for our Himalayan Trust - that we raise the necessary funds, that we do all the things that the Sherpas want us to do, and I would like to see us working together with them on these projects. Even though I'm old and decrepit I still have this strong feeling that I would like to carry these things out if it were still possible.

There are lots and lots of challenges that I wished - at the time - that I had done.There are lots of occasions where there were exciting things to be done but for some reason or another it was physically impossible for us to do them. I still wouldn't mind if I was able to go down into this most impressive valley in the Antarctic, but of course those things are beyond me now.

I was a dreamer when I was at high school and even primary school. I used to dream about doing adventurous things.

I've always hated the danger part of climbing, and it's great to come down again because it's safe.