Challenge is what makes men. It will be the end when men stop looking for new challenges..

I will come again & conquer you because as a mountain you can't grow, but as a human, I can.

Nobody climbs mountains for scientific reasons. Science is used to raise money for the expeditions, but you really climb for the hell of it..

Motivation is the single most important factor in any sort of success..

Good planning is important. I've also regarded a sense of humor as one of the most important things on a big expedition. When you're in a difficult o….

Mount Everest, you beat me the first time, but I'll beat you the next time because you've grown all you are going to grow... but I'm still growing!.

Life's a bit like mountaineering - never look down..

Nothing can replace courage, a resounding motivation and that little bit of luck..

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

With practice and focus, you can extend yourself far more than you ever believed possible..

Despite all I have seen and experiences, I still get the same thrill out of glimpsing a tiny patch of snow in a high mountain gully and feel the same….

I think the really good mountaineer is the man with the technical ability of the professional and with the enthusiasm and freshness of approach of th….

I have been seriously afraid at times but have used my fear as a stimulating factor rather than allowing it to paralyse me. My abilities have not bee….

The explorers of the past were great men and we should honour them. But let us not forget that their spirit lives on. It is still not hard to find a ….

While on top of Everest, I looked across the valley towards the great peak Makalu and mentally worked out a route about how it could be climbed. It s….

Environmental problems are really social problems anyway. They begin with people as the cause and end with people as the victims.

Strong motivation is the most important factor in getting you to the top.

You don't have to be a hero to accomplish great things---to compete. You can just be an ordinary chap, sufficiently motivated to reach challenging go….

I think it all comes down to motivation. If you really want to do something, you will work hard for it..

No one remembers who climbed Mount Everest the second time..

It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves..