Any final thoughts or words of wisdom?
People who climb with me on Everest, if they are going to be successful, need to accept that mountaineering is going to get in their blood. They need to savour and enjoy the climbing that they do in preparation for Everest. Everyone who has stood on the summit of Everest has thought soon about a climb they want to do elsewhere. I don’t believe that Everest is a good goal for someone who wants to climb just one mountain, Everest. I don’t even believe it’s a good goal for someone who wants to climb five or six or seven mountains, culminating in Everest. I think you need to ask yourself whether mountaineering and hill walking and climbing are activities you enjoy. If they are, you can probably stand on the highest mountain in the world. If not, I don’t think it’s a good goal for you.
