I Respect Everest Very Much.

Big Mountains Are A Completely Different World: Snow, Ice, Rocks, Sky, And Thin Air. You Cannot Conquer Them, Only Rise To Their Height For A Short Time; And For That They Demand A Great Deal. The Struggle Is Not With The Enemy, Or A Competitor Like In Sports, But With Yourself, With The Feelings Of Weakness And Inadequacy. That Struggle Appeals To Me. It Is Why I Became A Mountaineer.

A Review Of Summit Day Photographs Will Show That I Was Clothed In The Latest, Highest Quality, High Altitude Gear, Comparable, If Not Better, Than That Worn By The Other Members Of Our Expedition.

I Am Not Sure The Others Are As Committed As Rob Hall And Scott Fischer. I Think There Is More Business Now, And I Know It Will Be Impossible To Stop This Everest Business.

People Respected My Experience, They Hire Me, They Pay Me What I Am Worth To Coach Their Team.

How Could The Adventure Seeker Of Today Find Satisfaction With The Level Of Performance That Was A Standard Set More Than 40 Years Ago ?