It's Not The Moutain We Conquer But

There Is Precious Little In Civilization To Appeal To A Yeti.

Some Day I'm Going To Climb Everest.

I Get Older I Get More Cantankerous, But June [hillary] Gets A Bit More Cantankerous, Too.

[derek] Shackleton Was A Man Who - It's Probably Arrogant To Say It - But He Was A Little Bit Like Me. He Undertook Incredible Dangers And Carried On Over The Sea And Over The Ice And All The Rest Of It. He Was A Remarkable Man.

I Have Been Seriously Afraid At Times But Have Used My Fear As A Stimulating Factor Rather Than Allowing It To Paralyse Me. My Abilities Have Not Been Outstanding, But I Have Had Sufficient Strength And Determination To Meet My Challenges And Have Usually Managed To Succeed With Them.