Many People Have Been Getting Too Casual

The Sherpas Play A Very Important Role In Most Mountaineering Expeditions, And In Fact Many Of Them Lead Along The Ridges And Up To The Summit.

I Have No Desire To Live Anywhere Else But New Zealand. I've Had The Good Fortune To Travel Widely Around The World, But New Zealand Is Home - And I Like To Be Here. I'm Proud To Be A New Zealander.

I'm Past Carrying Out Some Of The Wishes That I Would Have Wanted To Do Before, But I Still Dream About What I Would Like To Do If I Was Able To Do So.

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've Been Called A Great Adventurer.

I Still Think Have This Deep Desire For Our Himalayan Trust - That We Raise The Necessary Funds, That We Do All The Things That The Sherpas Want Us To Do, And I Would Like To See Us Working Together With Them On These Projects. Even Though I'm Old And Decrepit I Still Have This Strong Feeling That I Would Like To Carry These Things Out If It Were Still Possible.