I learned two basic lessons on Everest. First, just because something has worked in the past does not mean it will work today. Second, different challenges require different mindsets.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I like to think of Everest as a great mountaineering challenge, and when you've got people just streaming up the mountain - well, many of them are just climbing it to get their name in the paper, really.
What we can do now is contribute to a clearer understanding of what happened that day on Everest in the hope that the lessons to be learned will reduce the risk for others who, like us, take on the challenge of the mountains.
It takes a lot of resources to climb Everest, and a lot of other people. But you should go do it.
If I know I make this much trouble, I never climb Everest.
I have climbed Everest from the Nepal route and the China route. The other routes are too hard for me. So I don't think I can climb Everest again.
Many people have been getting too casual about climbing Everest. I forecast a disaster many times.
While on top of Everest, I looked across the valley towards the great peak Makalu and mentally worked out a route about how it could be climbed. It showed me that even though I was standing on top of the world, it wasn't the end of everything. I was still looking beyond to other interesting challenges.
I don't know what being an Everest guide means. I am a coach, not a guide.
I realised I'd never climb Everest but thought I could still write a book.
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.