A review of summit day photographs will show that I was clothed in the latest, highest quality, high altitude gear, comparable, if not better, than that worn by the other members of our expedition.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
On the summit of Everest, I had a feeling of great satisfaction to be first there.
My mountaineering skills are not important to my best photographs, but they do add a component to my work that is definitely a bit different than that of most photographers.
You have a more interesting life if you wear impressive clothes.
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 think my first thought on reaching the summit- of course, I was very, very pleased to be there, naturally - but my first thought was one of a little bit of surprise. I was a little bit surprised that here I was, Ed Hillary, on top of Mt. Everest. After all, this is the ambition of most mountaineers.
Mountaineering has always been a huge hobby of mine.
My personal style: trenches, high-waisted pants, pantsuits, silks.
In history people dressed much better than we do today.
Every time I've been on Everest, people have died, though not in any expedition I was part of.
Nothing to mountaineering, just a little physical endurance, a good deal of brains, lots of practice, and plenty of warm clothing.