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My Mother Really Was The Strength In Our Family. She Would Sort Of Keep Us In Line And I Admired Her Very Much .

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.

I Like To Think Of Everest As A Great Mountaineering Challenge, And When You've Got People Just Streaming Up The Mountain - Well, Many Of Them Are Just Climbing It To Get Their Name In The Paper, Really.

I Have Been Seriously Afraid At Times But Have Used My Fear As A Stimulating Factor Rather Than Allowing It To Paralyse Me. My Abilities Have Not Been Outstanding, But I Have Had Sufficient Strength And Determination To Meet My Challenges And Have Usually Managed To Succeed With Them.

I Hate Being Called An 'icon.' I Just Don't Like It. That's All There Is To It.