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Climbing Quotes by Edmund Hillary
- You climb for the hell of it.
- I think the whole attitude towards climbing Mount Everest has become rather horrifying. The people just want to get to the top. They don't give…
- It's all bullshit on Everest these days.
- I've always hated the danger part of climbing, and it's great to come down again because it's safe But there is something about building up…
- Many people have been getting too casual about climbing Everest. I forecast a disaster many times.
- When you're climbing at high altitudes, life can get pretty miserable.
- When you go to the mountains, you see them and you admire them. In a sense, they give you a challenge, and you try to…
- I like to think of Everest as a great mountaineering challenge, and when you've got people just streaming up the mountain - well, many of…
- I've always hated the danger part of climbing, and it's great to come down again because it's safe.
- Nobody climbs mountains for scientific reasons. Science is used to raise money for the expeditions, but you really climb for the hell of it.
- I enjoyed climbing with other people, good friends, but I did quite a lot of solo climbing, too.
- When I was climbing, I built up a close relationship with the Sherpa people.
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