I have discovered that even the mediocre can have adventures and even the fearful can achieve.

Ever since the morning of May 29, 1953, when Tenzing Norgay and I became the first climbers to step onto the summit of Mount Everest, I've been called a great adventurer.

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

I'm past carrying out some of the wishes that I would have wanted to do before, but I still dream about what I would like to do if I was able to do so.

I have discovered that even the mediocre can have adventures and even the fearful can achieve.

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

The Sherpas play a very important role in most mountaineering expeditions, and in fact many of them lead along the ridges and up to the summit.