I'm definitely a Queen supporter. She was great.

Adventuring can be for the ordinary person with ordinary qualities, such as I regard myself.

I think it all comes down to motivation. If you really want to do something, you will work hard for it.

I had never experienced anything like it before and I don't think I have experienced anything like it since [on Ruapehu]. It was my dreams coming true in a way, and from there on I tended to become more of a doer than a dreamer.

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

I get older I get more cantankerous, but June [Hillary] gets a bit more cantankerous, too.

I still had the same affection for New Zealand as I've always had. Didn't change at all.