Climbing Is What I Do.

I Think That People Ran Out Of Oxygen And Don't Really Know What Happened Up There, Maybe Some Of Them Just Made Things Up Because They Weren't Sure What Had Happened.

Mountains Have The Power To Call Us Into Their Realms And There, Left Forever, Are Our Friends Whose Great Souls Were Longing For The Heights. Do Not Forget The Mountaineers Who Have Not Returned From The Summits.

I Don't Know What Being An Everest Guide Means. I Am A Coach, Not A Guide.

I Cannot Say To Be Glad Or Not Glad To Be On Everest. It Is My Life. I Have Opportunity To Be Here, So I Am Here.

Honestly, I Do Not Experience Fear In The Mountains. On The Contraryi Feel My Shoulders Straightening, Squaring, Like The Birds As They Straighten Their Wings. I Enjoy The Freedom And The Altitude. It Is Only When I Return To Life Below That I Feel The World's Weight On My Shoulders.