I learned two basic lessons on Everest. First, just because something has worked in the past does not mean it will work… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I know I'm never going to probably see the Taj Mahal or, you know, climb Mt. Everest, but I can still maybe… — Gail Sheehy Copy Share Image
The ardent golfer would play Mount Everest if somebody put a flagstick on top. — Pete Dye Copy Share Image
We don't train executives, we find them. If a mountain stands up like Everest, you don't have to be a genius to… — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image
I've become quite a serious explorer: I've been to Everest three times; I'm the oldest man to reach the North Pole; and… — Brian Blessed Copy Share Image
While on top of Everest, I looked across the valley towards the great peak Makalu and mentally worked out a route about… — Edmund Hillary Copy Share Image
When Reinhold Messner returned from the first solo climb of Everest, he was severely dehydrated, and utterly exhausted; he fell down most… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I have successfully completed the 5th summit of the Mission 7 Summits. I have climbed Mt. Aconcagua in Argentina, South America. This… — Arunima Sinha Copy Share Image
If it is a shame to be the second man on Mount Everest, then I will have to live with this shame. — Tenzing Norgay Copy Share Image
I wanted to be an explorer, but gradually found the world had been explored and that there was nowhere left, really. Once… — Michael Palin Copy Share Image
I think the whole attitude towards climbing Mount Everest has become rather horrifying. The people just want to get to the top.… — Edmund Hillary Copy Share Image
Everest wasn't like any other mountain. Only one of ten climbers who attempt the mountain stands on the summit. And for every… — Stacy Allison Copy Share Image
I really haven't liked the commercialization of mountaineering, particularly of Mt. Everest. By paying $65,000, you can be conducted to the summit… — Edmund Hillary Copy Share Image
I cannot say to be glad or not glad to be on Everest. It is my life. I have opportunity to be… — Anatoli Boukreev Copy Share Image
There's no magic to running far or climbing Everest. Endurance is mental strength. It's all about heart. — Bear Grylls Copy Share Image
I've always been a big fan of the Yeti, simply because I have an affiliation to Everest - who was the New… — Rhys Darby Copy Share Image
I wanted something different; I wanted something that challenged me and that pushed me further. Then this idea of climbing Mount Everest… — Raha Moharrak Copy Share Image
Adventure books are my personal favorites. 'The Endurance,' a story about Ernest Shackleton's legendary Antarctica expedition, or 'Into Thin Air,' Jon Krakauer's… — Dean Karnazes Copy Share Image
I was asked to give a speech on the Everest swim, and during the Everest swim, I changed. I changed as a… — Lewis Pugh Copy Share Image
Above the comforts of Base Camp, the expedition in fact became an almost Calvinistic undertaking. The ratio of misery to pleasure was… — Jon Krakauer Copy Share Image
Mount Everest, you beat me the first time, but I'll beat you the next time because you've grown all you are going… — Edmund Hillary Copy Share Image
