Early on May 23, 1997, from 28,500 feet on Everest, I witnessed the incredible shadow of the mountain, the penumbra, forming to the west as the sun r…

- Ed Viesturs

There are no short cuts to the top.

- Ed Viesturs

I like things that are difficult, physically and mentally. Things that are really challenging, things that really maybe take a long time but really p…

- Ed Viesturs

K2 is not some malevolent being, lurking there above the Baltoro, waiting to get us. It's just there. It's indifferent. It's an inanimate mountain ma…

- Ed Viesturs

Mountains don't kill people, they just sit there.

- Ed Viesturs

The mountain decides whether you climb or not. The art of mountaineering is knowing when to go, when to stay, and when to retreat.

- Ed Viesturs

I believe that, with anything in life, if you have the patience, desire and passion, you can do whatever you set your mind to.

- Ed Viesturs

Yeah, but a mistake is a mistake even if you get away with it.

- Ed Viesturs

The summit is just a halfway point.

- Ed Viesturs