My mind is in a state of constant rebellion. I believe that will always be so.
- Why do you want to climb Mt. Everest, Sir? - Because it is there.
Why do we travel to remote locations? To prove our adventurous spirit or to tell stories about incredible things? We do it to be alone amongst friends and to find ourselves in a land without man.
The greatest danger in life is not to take the adventure.
Because it's there. (when asked why he wanted to climb Everest)
The highest of the world's mountains, it seems, has to make but a single gesture of magnificence to be the lord of all, vast in unchallenged and isolated supremacy.