Once I've Decided To Do Something, I

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.

Ever Since The Morning Of May 29, 1953, When Tenzing Norgay And I Became The First Climbers To Step Onto The Summit Of Mount Everest, I've Been Called A Great Adventurer.

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.

June [hillary] Is A Very Strong Influence In My Life And Particularly Now In My Ancient Years There Is No Doubt At All: If There's A Decision To Be Made, Quite Often June Is The One Who Makes It.

When You Go To The Mountains, You See Them And You Admire Them. In A Sense, They Give You A Challenge, And You Try To Express That Challenge By Climbing Them.