Strong motivation is the most important factor in getting you to the top

My mother was a schoolteacher and very keen that I go to a city school, so although it was fairly impoverished times, I traveled every day to the Auckland Grammar School.

I had a very strong desire to carry out adventures, but in those early days I didn't actually do any. I just dreamt about it.

Boredom has always been a problem.

Strong motivation is the most important factor in getting you to the top

It's all bullshit on Everest these days.

Human life is far more important than just getting to the top of a mountain.