“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
“If the going is tough and the pressure is on, If the reserves of strength have been drained and the summit is still not in sight, then the quality to seek in the person is neither great strength nor quickness of hand, but rather a resolute mind firmly set on its purpose that refuses to let its body slack or rest.” IfsMindPersonsHas BeensStillsBodyHandsPurposeQualityToughSightPressureRefuseReservesSummitResoluteDrainedQuickness Author:Edmund Hillary
“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.” IfsStillsDreamAbleWantedPastWish Author:Edmund Hillary
“I have a number of heroes I still have warm feelings about. [Derek] Shackleton, for instance, was definitely, and still is, one of my great heroes.” StillsFeelingsNumbersHeroWarmInstanceGreat HeroShackleton Author:Edmund Hillary
“I still had the same affection for New Zealand as I've always had. Didn't change at all.” StillsAffectionNew Zealand Author:Edmund Hillary
“There are lots and lots of challenges that I wished - at the time - that I had done.There are lots of occasions where there were exciting things to be done but for some reason or another it was physically impossible for us to do them. I still wouldn't mind if I was able to go down into this most impressive valley in the Antarctic, but of course those things are beyond me now.” IfsMindStillsReasonDoneAbleCoursesChallengesImpossibleExcitingOccasionsValleysImpressiveExciting Things Author:Edmund Hillary
“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.” IfsThinkingWantStillsFeelingsTogetherDesireStrongProjectsRaisesWorking TogetherFundWant UStrong FeelingDecrepitDeep DesireSherpas Author:Edmund Hillary
“Mount Everest, you beat me the first time, but I'll beat you the next time because you've grown all you are going to grow... but I'm still growing!” LifeFirstsStillsMotivationalNextGrowsGrowingBeatsFirst TimeNext TimeEverestMount Everest Author:Edmund Hillary
“Despite all I have seen and experiences, I still get the same thrill out of glimpsing a tiny patch of snow in a high mountain gully and feel the same urge to climb toward it.” FeelsStillsMountainTinySnowDespiteClimbsUrgesThrillPatches Author:Edmund Hillary
“I've always hated the danger part of climbing, and it's great to come down again because it's safe But there is something about building up a comradeship - that I still believe is the greatest of all feats - and sharing in the dangers with your company of peers. It’s the intense effort, the giving of everything you’ve got. It’s really a very pleasant sensation.” GivingBelieveStillsEffortCompanyDangerBuildingSafeIntenseHatedPleasantSensationsClimbingPeersFeatsI Still BelieveBuilding UpComradeship 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
