I really haven't liked the commercialization of mountaineering, particularly of Mt. Everest. By paying $65,000, you can be conducted to the summit by a couple of good guides. Edmund Hillary More Quotes by Edmund Hillary More Quotes From Edmund Hillary Boredom has always been a problem. Edmund Hillary boredom problem 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. Edmund Hillary important beautiful school Everest you won't change, but I will get better...I will conquer you. Edmund Hillary conquer get-better everest It was wrong if there was a man suffering altitude problems and was huddled under a rock, just to lift your hat, say 'good morning' and pass on by, he said. Human life is far more important than just getting to the top of a mountain. Edmund Hillary rocks morning men I've always hated the danger part of climbing, and it's great to come down again because it's safe. Edmund Hillary climbing safe danger It's all bullshit on Everest these days. Edmund Hillary climbing bullshit these-days There is precious little in civilization to appeal to a yeti. Edmund Hillary yeti littles civilization I have no desire to live anywhere else but New Zealand. I've had the good fortune to travel widely around the world, but New Zealand is home - and I like to be here. I'm proud to be a New Zealander. Edmund Hillary proud desire home I think global warming is a very real problem for our world. I've seen the changes that have taken place in the Antarctic, in the Himalayas, where the natural ice has sort of faded away, and there's no doubt in my mind that we're living in a strange world, a world which is not easy to understand or handle, But there's nothing you can do about, you just have to live your life as best you can. Edmund Hillary taken real thinking My mother really was the strength in our family. She would sort of keep us in line and I admired her very much . Edmund Hillary our-family lines mother My mother was a schoolteacher and very keen that I go to a city school, so although it was fairly impoverished times, I traveled every day to the Auckland Grammar School. Edmund Hillary cities mother school Some day I'm going to climb Everest. Edmund Hillary mt-everest climbs everest I still had the same affection for New Zealand as I've always had. Didn't change at all. Edmund Hillary new-zealand affection stills I was certainly seriously emotionally affected [ when Louise Hillary and Belinda Hillary died], but we were building the hospital at the time and I decided that the only thing to do was to carry on and complete the hospital - and it was a jolly good hospital too, I might say. So I really did it by working and working on the things that Louise and I had been working on. Edmund Hillary things-to-do building might My grandmother I admired even more [than mother]. She was an Irish lady and a very kind-hearted person. She had a lot of talent, she painted extremely well. She was quite a strong factor in my life. Edmund Hillary talent strong mother Waihi Beach. It's a lovely beach, and we're right on the shore and I get a lot of pleasure out of waking up in the morning and hearing the waves roll in. Edmund Hillary lovely morning beach [Derek] Shackleton was a man who - it's probably arrogant to say it - but he was a little bit like me. He undertook incredible dangers and carried on over the sea and over the ice and all the rest of it. He was a remarkable man. Edmund Hillary ice sea men I had a very strong desire to carry out adventures, but in those early days I didn't actually do any. I just dreamt about it. Edmund Hillary strong desire adventure I found fear stimulating. Particularly after you've done something that you'd been frightened of at the time, but you carried through and did the job. Edmund Hillary done found jobs I never talk about being leaders and all the rest of it. I can only remember one or two occasions in my life when I actually issued orders, and I felt thoroughly miserable after doing it. Edmund Hillary leader two order
