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Great Quotes by Edmund Hillary
- As a youngster I was a great dreamer, reading many books of adventure and walking lonely miles with my head in the clouds.
- 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…
- While on top of Everest, I looked across the valley towards the great peak Makalu and mentally worked out a route about how it could…
- On the summit of Everest, I had a feeling of great satisfaction to be first there.
- Ever since the morning of May 29, 1953, when Tenzing Norgay and I became the first climbers to step onto the summit of Mount Everest,…
- I don't know if I particularly want to be remembered for anything. I personally do not think I'm a great gift to the world. I've…
- 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.
- I think I mainly climb mountains because I get a great deal of enjoyment out of it. I never attempt to analyze these things too…
- You don't have to be a hero to accomplish great things---to compete. You can just be an ordinary chap, sufficiently motivated to reach challenging goals.
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