I just have a dream mountain under the eyelids, this is my breath, my life.

Every type of evil we've got in us is the result of that one true illness of the human mind - that is, of being self-centered.

Stupidity is falling pray to your own illusions.

Mountaineering is a complex and unique way of life, interweaving elements of sport, art and mysticism. Success or failure depends on the ebb and flow of immense inspiration. Detecting a single rule governing this energy is difficult - it arises and vanishes like the urge to dance and remains as mysterious as the phenomenon of life itself.

Difficult struggle in mountaineering is our rise above himself, is the voice of freedom.

Classic mountaineering grows out of a traditional romantic imagination. Its heart is the feeling, its path is blood, sweat and tears, and its restriction is God.

I like to describe Himalayan climbing as a kind of art of suffering. Just pushing, pushing yourself to your limits.