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- Nov 07, 2020
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- Mountain
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- Nov 07, 2020
It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
Nobody climbs mountains for scientific reasons. Science is used to raise money for the expeditions, but you really climb for the hell of it.
- Extraordinary
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- Nov 07, 2020
People do not decide to become extraordinary. They decide to accomplish extraordinary things.
- Done
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was 50 years old, I actually decided to draw up a list of half a dozen things that I really hadn't done very well, and I was going to make efforts to improve. One of them was skiing, and I really did become a very much better skier.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm sure the feeling of fear, as long as you can take advantage of it and not be rendered useless by it, can make you extend yourself beyond what you would regard as your capacity. If you're afraid, the blood seems to flow freely through the veins, and you really do feel a sense of stimulation.
- Mature
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think Himalayan climbers tend to mature fairly late. I think most of the successful Himalayan climbers have ranged from 28 to just over 40, really.
- Lead
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Disaster
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- Nov 07, 2020
Many people have been getting too casual about climbing Everest. I forecast a disaster many times.
- Considerable
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- Nov 07, 2020
Becoming a 'Sir' is slightly uncomfortable at first, although it is a considerable honor. It is amazing how quickly you become accustomed to it.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
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 thoroughly, but I think that all mountaineers do get a great deal of satisfaction out of overcoming some challenge which they think is very difficult for them, or which perhaps may be a little dangerous.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think the really good mountaineer is the man with the technical ability of the professional and with the enthusiasm and freshness of approach of the amateur.
- Fuss
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't spend a lot of time thinking about dying, but I like to think that I've - if it did occur - that I would die peacefully and not make too much of a fuss about it.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020