On the summit of Everest, I had a feeling of great satisfaction to be first there.

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.

As far as I knew, he had never taken a photograph before, and the summit of Everest was hardly the place to show him how.

I really haven't liked the commercialization of mountaineering, particularly of Mt. Everest. By paying $65,000, you can be conducted to the summit by a couple of good guides.

I have enjoyed great satisfaction from my climb of Everest and my trips to the poles. But there's no doubt that my most worthwhile things have been the building of schools and medical clinics.

No one remembers who climbed Mount Everest the second time.