“The explorers of the past were great men and we should honour them. But let us not forget that their spirit lives on. It is still not hard to find a man who will adventure for the sake of a dream or one who will search, for the pleasure of searching, not for what he may find.” MenShouldMayStillsHardDreamPastSpiritForgetPleasureAdventureSakeGreat MenExplorationHonourExplorersMt Everest Book:High Adventure: Our Ascent of the Everest Source: High Adventure: Our Ascent of the Everest
“Geography was not furthered by the achievement, scientific progress was scarcely hastened, and nothing new was discovered. Yet the names of Hillary and Tenzing went instantly into all languages as the names of heroes, partly because they really were men of heroic mold but chiefly because they represented so compellingly the spirit of their time.” MenSpiritNamesLanguageProgressHeroAchievementHeroicGeographyMoldNothing NewScientific ProgressMt Everest Author:Edmund Hillary
“It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.” PeopleInspirationalSelfMotivationalMotivationSportsLeadershipSelf EsteemConfidenceSelf LoveMountainAchievementSelf ConfidenceEsteemConquerLife ChangingHard TimesSelf MotivationClimbingHikingGraduationEncouragingDeep ThoughtLoving YourselfHave ConfidenceMountaineeringMountain ClimbingGreat AchievementClimbing MountainRock ClimbingSelf Esteem And ConfidenceConfidence In YourselfInspirational Mountain ClimbingHiking In The MountainsHang In ThereConfidence BoostingBoost Your ConfidenceClimbing Mountains InspirationalConfidence BuildingMount EverestBelief In YourselfBuilding ConfidenceConfidence And LoveHikerInspirational AchievementConfidence And CourageInspirational ConfidenceSelf Confidence MotivationalInspirational Self EsteemClimbing To The TopInspirational Self ConfidenceBuilding Self ConfidenceWords Of InspirationWords Of ConfidenceAccomplish Your GoalsSelf Confidence BuildingSelf Esteem BuildingMt EverestHiking OutdoorsHills And Mountains Author:Edmund Hillary
“No one remembers who climbed Mount Everest the second time.” RememberEverestMount EverestClimbing Mount EverestMt Everest Author:Edmund Hillary
“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 be climbed. It showed me that even though I was standing on top of the world, it wasn't the end of everything. I was still looking beyond to other interesting challenges.” WorldStillsEndsChallengesInterestingStandingValleysRoutesEverestMount EverestTop Of The WorldClimbing Mount EverestMt Everest Author:Edmund Hillary
“I really haven't liked the commercialization of mountaineering, particularly of Mt. Everest. By paying $65,000, you can be conducted to the summit by a couple of good guides.” HavensCoupleGuidesSummitMountaineeringEverestCommercializationMt Everest Author:Edmund Hillary
