While on top of Everest, I looked across the valley towards the great peak Makalu and mentally worked out a route about how it could be climbed. It showed me that even though I was standing on top of the world, it wasn't the end of everything. I was still looking beyond to other interesting challenges.

Mount Everest, you beat me the first time, but I'll beat you the next time because you've grown all you are going to grow... but I'm still growing!

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

It's not the moutain we conquer but ourselves.

It's all bullshit on Everest these days.

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

People do not decide to become extraordinary. They decide to accomplish extraordinary things.