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The thing that I've always believed is that you have to follow your passion, and if climbing is your calling in life and your craft, to not do it is a tragedy. I am always going to encourage my children to follow their passions and dreams, whatever they are.

The choices we make lead up to actual experiences. It is one thing to decide to climb a mountain. It is quite another to be on top of it.

You can't call it an adventure unless it's tinged with danger. The greatest danger in life, though, is not taking the adventure at all. To have the objective of a life of ease is death. I think we've all got to go after our own Everest.

Life's a bit like mountaineering - never look down.

But I think there's something wonderful and extraordinary about climbing on your own and just that kind of relationship to the environment. I'm very addicted to the mountains. You know, so, I do like that solitude.

Life is either a great adventure or nothing.

I enjoy every climb - maybe it's because it's a literal dance between life and death.

I know what wanting and craving adventure feels like, I can really relate to that.

To me, climbing is like eating or drinking. I have to do it; it's part of my life.

I think, as a young guy, I was always drawn to being in wild places. Climbing was a logical extension of that.