I explained I wanted to descend as quickly as possible to camp IV in order to warm myself and gather a supply of hot drink and oxygen in the event I might need to go back up the mountain to assist descending climbers. Anatoli Boukreev Read Quote
I don’t know what being an Everest guide means. I am a coach, not a guide. Anatoli Boukreev Read Quote
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. Anatoli Boukreev Read Quote
Concerned that others were not coming onto the summit and because I had no radio link to those below me, I began to wonder if there were difficulties down the mountain. I made the decision to descend. Anatoli Boukreev Read Quote
I travel to Jakarta, I see what an important country it is. I’ve been working with them for a year. Anatoli Boukreev Read Quote
A review of summit day photographs will show that I was clothed in the latest, highest quality, high altitude gear, comparable, if not better, than that worn by the other members of our expedition. Anatoli Boukreev Read Quote