I can remember when I first went into the Himalayan area way back in 1951. Money, for instance, was not important at all to the local people. But now, finance has become just as important to them as it is to us, and this is a change maybe not for the better. Edmund Hillary Read Quote
I don’t regard myself as a cracking good climber. I’m just strong in the back. I have a lot of enthusiasm, and I’m good on ice. Edmund Hillary Read Quote
Take advantage of the years of pioneering efforts. You might find this boring, as the young want to rush head on, as it were. Edmund Hillary Read Quote
I am inclined to think that the realm of mythology is where the Yeti rightly belongs. Edmund Hillary Read Quote
I am a lucky man. I have had a dream and it has come true, and that is not a thing that happens often to men. Edmund Hillary Read Quote
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 Read Quote
I hate being called an ‘icon.’ I just don’t like it. That’s all there is to it. Edmund Hillary Read Quote
I don’t spend a lot of time thinking about dying, but I like to think that I’ve – if it did occur – that I would die peacefully and not make too much of a fuss about it. Edmund Hillary Read Quote
