Herod 1/19/24 Herod 1/19/24 Edmund Hillary: '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.' Read More Herod 1/19/24 Herod 1/19/24 Edmund Hillary: 'There is precious little in civilization to appeal to a Yeti.' Read More Herod 1/19/24 Herod 1/19/24 Edmund Hillary: 'Once I've decided to do something, I do usually try to carry it through to fruition.' Read More Herod 1/19/24 Herod 1/19/24 Edmund Hillary: 'I was extremely lucky that I had two great wives. It sounds a bit funny to say that, but it's absolutely true.' Read More Herod 1/19/24 Herod 1/19/24 Edmund Hillary: 'When you're climbing at high altitudes, life can get pretty miserable.' Read More Herod 1/19/24 Herod 1/19/24 Edmund Hillary: 'I don't regard myself as a cracking good climber. I'm just strong in the back. I have a lot of enthusiasm, and I'm good on ice.' Read More Herod 1/19/24 Herod 1/19/24 Edmund Hillary: 'I have never regarded myself as a hero, but Tenzing undoubtedly was.' Read More Herod 1/19/24 Herod 1/19/24 Edmund Hillary: 'On the summit of Everest, I had a feeling of great satisfaction to be first there.' Read More Herod 1/19/24 Herod 1/19/24 Edmund Hillary: 'No one remembers who climbed Mount Everest the second time.' Read More Herod 1/19/24 Herod 1/19/24 Edmund Hillary: 'Nobody climbs mountains for scientific reasons. Science is used to raise money for the expeditions, but you really climb for the hell of it.' Read More Herod 1/19/24 Herod 1/19/24 Edmund Hillary: 'Human life is far more important than just getting to the top of a mountain.' Read More Herod 1/19/24 Herod 1/19/24 Edmund Hillary: 'I think it all comes down to motivation. If you really want to do something, you will work hard for it.' Read More Herod 1/19/24 Herod 1/19/24 Edmund Hillary: 'Life's a bit like mountaineering - never look down.' Read More Herod 1/19/24 Herod 1/19/24 Edmund Hillary: 'People do not decide to become extraordinary. They decide to accomplish extraordinary things.' Read More Herod 1/19/24 Herod 1/19/24 Edmund Hillary: 'It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.' Read More Herod 1/19/24 Herod 1/19/24 George Leigh Mallory: 'We will stomp to the top with the wind in our teeth.' Read More Herod 1/19/24 Herod 1/19/24 George Leigh Mallory: 'What we get from this adventure is just sheer joy. And joy is, after all, the end of life. We do not live to eat and make money.' Read More Herod 1/19/24 Herod 1/19/24 George Leigh Mallory: 'What we get from this adventure is just sheer joy. And joy is, after all, the end of life. We do not live to eat and make money.' Read More Herod 1/19/24 Herod 1/19/24 Robert Falcon Scott: 'We are very near the end, but have not and will not lose our good cheer.' Read More Herod 1/19/24 Herod 1/19/24 Robert Falcon Scott: 'We are showing that Englishmen can still die with a bold spirit, fighting it out to the end.' Read More Newer Posts Older Posts
Herod 1/19/24 Herod 1/19/24 Edmund Hillary: '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.' Read More
Herod 1/19/24 Herod 1/19/24 Edmund Hillary: 'There is precious little in civilization to appeal to a Yeti.' Read More
Herod 1/19/24 Herod 1/19/24 Edmund Hillary: 'Once I've decided to do something, I do usually try to carry it through to fruition.' Read More
Herod 1/19/24 Herod 1/19/24 Edmund Hillary: 'I was extremely lucky that I had two great wives. It sounds a bit funny to say that, but it's absolutely true.' Read More
Herod 1/19/24 Herod 1/19/24 Edmund Hillary: 'When you're climbing at high altitudes, life can get pretty miserable.' Read More
Herod 1/19/24 Herod 1/19/24 Edmund Hillary: 'I don't regard myself as a cracking good climber. I'm just strong in the back. I have a lot of enthusiasm, and I'm good on ice.' Read More
Herod 1/19/24 Herod 1/19/24 Edmund Hillary: 'I have never regarded myself as a hero, but Tenzing undoubtedly was.' Read More
Herod 1/19/24 Herod 1/19/24 Edmund Hillary: 'On the summit of Everest, I had a feeling of great satisfaction to be first there.' Read More
Herod 1/19/24 Herod 1/19/24 Edmund Hillary: 'No one remembers who climbed Mount Everest the second time.' Read More
Herod 1/19/24 Herod 1/19/24 Edmund Hillary: 'Nobody climbs mountains for scientific reasons. Science is used to raise money for the expeditions, but you really climb for the hell of it.' Read More
Herod 1/19/24 Herod 1/19/24 Edmund Hillary: 'Human life is far more important than just getting to the top of a mountain.' Read More
Herod 1/19/24 Herod 1/19/24 Edmund Hillary: 'I think it all comes down to motivation. If you really want to do something, you will work hard for it.' Read More
Herod 1/19/24 Herod 1/19/24 Edmund Hillary: 'Life's a bit like mountaineering - never look down.' Read More
Herod 1/19/24 Herod 1/19/24 Edmund Hillary: 'People do not decide to become extraordinary. They decide to accomplish extraordinary things.' Read More
Herod 1/19/24 Herod 1/19/24 Edmund Hillary: 'It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.' Read More
Herod 1/19/24 Herod 1/19/24 George Leigh Mallory: 'We will stomp to the top with the wind in our teeth.' Read More
Herod 1/19/24 Herod 1/19/24 George Leigh Mallory: 'What we get from this adventure is just sheer joy. And joy is, after all, the end of life. We do not live to eat and make money.' Read More
Herod 1/19/24 Herod 1/19/24 George Leigh Mallory: 'What we get from this adventure is just sheer joy. And joy is, after all, the end of life. We do not live to eat and make money.' Read More
Herod 1/19/24 Herod 1/19/24 Robert Falcon Scott: 'We are very near the end, but have not and will not lose our good cheer.' Read More
Herod 1/19/24 Herod 1/19/24 Robert Falcon Scott: 'We are showing that Englishmen can still die with a bold spirit, fighting it out to the end.' Read More