It's all bullshit on Everest these days.

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

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.

Environmental problems are really social problems anyway. They begin with people as the cause and end with people as the victims

I always refused to give in if there was some argument with my father. Whether it was true or not, I refused to admit it and so often I would - well, tell lies, perhaps. I would either do that or change the story. Particularly if I felt that my father was being unjust, then I was very strongly motivated to not accept his ruling.

Many people have been getting too casual about climbing Everest. I forecast a disaster many times.

Challenge is what makes men. It will be the end when men stop looking for new challenges.