I think Himalayan climbers tend to mature fairly late. I think most of the successful Himalayan climbers have ranged from 28 to just over 40, really.

I will come again & conquer you because as a mountain you can't grow, but as a human, I can

If I'm selecting a group, the first thing I look for is a record of achievement . . . If (candidates achieve) in small things, there's a very good chance they'll perform well in big things.

I like to think of Everest as a great mountaineering challenge, and when you've got people just streaming up the mountain - well, many of them are just climbing it to get their name in the paper, really.

It's not a real adventure when you have to pay for it.

Everest you won't change, but I will get better...I will conquer you.

No one remembers who climbed Mount Everest the second time.