"When you're climbing at high altitudes, life can get pretty miserable." — Edmund Hillary

If I wished to do something, even if I couldn't find anyone who wanted to make the effort with me, I would go out solo climbing. I did find solo climbing very challenging and a little frightening. You knew that you were completely on your own, and you had to overcome all the problems and possible dangers.

It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.

I can remember when I first went into the Himalayan area way back in 1951. Money, for instance, was not important at all to the local people. But now, finance has become just as important to them as it is to us, and this is a change maybe not for the better.

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.

I really haven't liked the commercialization of mountaineering, particularly of Mt. Everest. By paying $65,000, you can be conducted to the summit by a couple of good guides.

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.

Anda tak harus menjadi pahlawan yang luar biasa untuk memenangkan kompetisi. Menjadi laki-laki biasa yang penuh motivasi, itu sudah cukup.

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When you're climbing at high altitudes, life can get pretty miserable.