My mother was a schoolteacher and very keen that I go to a city school, so although it was fairly impoverished times,… — Edmund Hillary Copy Share Image
I started to become more active and when I was at Auckland Grammar I went for the first time to the mountains.… — Edmund Hillary Copy Share Image
My relationship with the mountains actually started when I was 16. Every year, a group used to be taken from Auckland Grammar… — Edmund Hillary Copy Share Image
I've often thought about that and the only suitable member to join me on that climb [to Everest] was George Lowe: he was strong,… — Edmund Hillary Copy Share
Nothing can replace courage, a resounding motivation and that little bit of luck. — Edmund Hillary Copy Share
With practice and focus, you can extend yourself far more than you ever believed possible. — Edmund Hillary Copy Share
“With all respect, Sahib, you have little to teach us in strength and toughness. And we do not envy you your restless spirits. Perhaps… — Edmund Hillary Copy Share
Environmental problems are really social problems anyway. They begin with people as the cause and end with people as the victims — Edmund Hillary Copy Share
I've always hated the danger part of climbing, and it's great to come down again because it's safe. — Edmund Hillary Copy Share
If the going is tough and the pressure is on, If the reserves of strength have been drained and the summit is still not… — Edmund Hillary Copy Share
In those days we were punished very frequently and I felt that it was often unjust, and so I would resist the desire to… — Edmund Hillary Copy Share
When I was climbing, I built up a close relationship with the Sherpa people. — Edmund Hillary Copy Share
