New Zealander - Explorer | July 20, 1919 - January 11, 2008
I think my first thought on reaching the summit- of course, I was very, very pleased to be there, naturally - but my first thought was one of a little bit of surprise. I was a little bit surprised that here I was, Ed Hillary, on top of Mt. Everest. After all, this is the ambition of most mountaineers.
Edmund Hillary
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I believe that of all the things I have done, exciting though many of them have been, there's no doubt in my mind that the most worthwhile have been the establishing of schools and hospitals, and the rebuilding of monasteries in the mountains.
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It's not a real adventure when you have to pay for it.
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Nobody climbs mountains for scientific reasons. Science is used to raise money for the expeditions, but you really climb for the hell of it.
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Once I've decided to do something, I do usually try to carry it through to fruition.
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Adventuring can be for the ordinary person with ordinary qualities, such as I regard myself.
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My most important projects have been the building and maintaining of schools and medical clinics for my dear friends in the Himalaya and helping restore their beautiful monasteries, too.
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I was scared many times on Everest, but this is all part of the challenge. When I fell down a crevasse, it was pretty scary.
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Even when you're 50, you can make the effort to improve your standards.
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I enjoyed climbing with other people, good friends, but I did quite a lot of solo climbing, too.
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I've always hated the danger part of climbing, and it's great to come down again because it's safe.
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I realised a little bit to my astonishment that I can give a lecture for a thousand people, and there will be this tumultuous applause, so, you know, I have the feeling well, it can't be all that bad.
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