Because it is there [famous explanation for wanting to climb Mount Everest].

Half the charm of climbing mountains is born in visions preceding this experience - visions of what is mysterious, remote, inaccessible.

For the stone from the top for geologists, the knowledge of the limits of endurance for the doctors, but above all for the spirit of adventure to keep alive the soul of man.

Mountaineers have often observed a lack of clarity in their mental state at high altitudes; it is difficult for the stupid mind to observe how stupid it is.

To struggle and to understand. Never the last without the first. That is the law.

Because it is there [famous explanation for wanting to climb Mount Everest].

Why climb Mount Everest? Because it's there.