I Respect Everest Very Much.

I Am Not Sure The Others Are As Committed As Rob Hall And Scott Fischer. I Think There Is More Business Now, And I Know It Will Be Impossible To Stop This Everest Business.

Mountains Are Cathedrals: Grand And Pure, The Houses Of My Religion. I Go To Them As Humans Go To Worship...from Their Lofty Summits, I View My Past, Dream Of The Future, And With Unusual Acuity I Am Allowed To Experience The Present Moment. My Strength Renewed, My Vision Cleared, In The Mountains I Celebrate Creation. On Each Journey I Am Reborn.

I Don't Know What Being An Everest Guide Means. I Am A Coach, Not A Guide.

Mountains Are Not Stadiums Where I Satisfy My Ambition To Achieve, They Are The Cathedrals Where I Practice My Religion.

How Could The Adventure Seeker Of Today Find Satisfaction With The Level Of Performance That Was A Standard Set More Than 40 Years Ago ?