I Think That A Good Mountaineer Is

Ever Since The Morning Of May 29, 1953, When Tenzing Norgay And I Became The First Climbers To Step Onto The Summit Of Mount Everest, I've Been Called A Great Adventurer.

My Grandmother I Admired Even More [than Mother]. She Was An Irish Lady And A Very Kind-hearted Person. She Had A Lot Of Talent, She Painted Extremely Well. She Was Quite A Strong Factor In My Life.

I Never Talk About Being Leaders And All The Rest Of It. I Can Only Remember One Or Two Occasions In My Life When I Actually Issued Orders, And I Felt Thoroughly Miserable After Doing It.

June [hillary] Is A Very Strong Influence In My Life And Particularly Now In My Ancient Years There Is No Doubt At All: If There's A Decision To Be Made, Quite Often June Is The One Who Makes It.

It Is Not The Mountain We Conquer, But Ourselves.