I'm still a promising actor. It's better to be climbing even if you have a lot of falls than to be descending. Maybe that's kept me young. I haven't gotten to any peak yet.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I feel like I'm climbing as well, if not better, than ever.
The stunts on the ground I can do, but I've never been good with heights.
When I'm 70 or 80, I'm still going to be doing good climbs. It's going to be fun to the bitter end.
One of the reasons I wrote 'The Fall' is that climbing's more than a sport, it's a way of life. When you're in it, it's all you think about.
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.
I climbed Mount Everest. I don't quit.
I enjoyed climbing with other people, good friends, but I did quite a lot of solo climbing, too.
I love to read about the exploits of technical mountain climbers, but I've never done any vertical climbing.
I'm done with Everest. I did it three times, and I need to be good at that and be happy with it and focus on other climbs.
I happily claim expertise in no single aspect of climbing, which is what has kept the passion burning hot all these years.