Body Quote by Bear Grylls

There's no magic to running far or climbing Everest. Endurance is mental strength. It's all about heart.

— Bear Grylls

“What's all this, I expect you're thinking, about "the tallest mountain in the world"? Everest, surely, deserves at least an honourable mention in this…

— Douglas Adams

When it comes to Everest, psychologically, you have to be in the red. If you're not, it doesn't matter how fit you are. I've…

— Ant Middleton

Of course I climbed Everest without oxygen, but it's not the end of the story for me. The summit itself is not what counts.…

— Ueli Steck

I used to run to school, 10k every day. And this at altitude, perfect preparation, really.

— Haile Gebrselassie

I always wanted to try Mt. Everest since I was a kid. I never thought I would be able to do anything like that.

— John Layfield

Nothing to mountaineering, just a little physical endurance, a good deal of brains, lots of practice, and plenty of warm clothing.

— Annie Smith Peck

Some day I'm going to climb Everest.

— Edmund Hillary

I can't really do the running on hard ground that I used to do. Instead I go swimming as often as possible.

— Jamie Dornan

I was the first man to climb the world's 14 tallest peaks without supplementary oxygen, but I never asked how high I would go,…

— Reinhold Messner

I chose to climb Everest because I thought it was the toughest thing to do. In May 2011, I made the decision and by…

— Arunima Sinha

For me the Everest solo was the icing on the cake of my climbs: the highest mountain in the world, during a monsoon, and…

— Reinhold Messner