Almost all of us are aware of the fact how dangerous and tough task it is to climb the Mount Everest. Everest has become an example people often use in their conversations to describe a difficult task. Some interesting things have been said about this fabulous mountain which are quoted below:
The ardent golfer would play Mount Everest if somebody put a flagstick on top.
Pete Dye
I can’t understand why men make all this fuss about Everest—it’s only a mountain.
Junko Tabei
If it is a shame to be the second man on Mount Everest, then I will have to live with this shame.
Tenzing Norgay
Mountains don’t kill people, they just sit there.
Ed Viesturs
If you have adventure in you, make your first step towards the Everest.
Author Unknown
We encourage young people to go out and exceed thier goals. Everest is an icon of that.
Neil Beidleman
Mount Everest is very easy to climb, only just a little too high.
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Mountains are not fair or unfair, they are just dangerous.
Reinhold Messner
Had I been a man, I might have explored the Poles or climbed Mount Everest, but as it was, my spirit found outlet in the air.
Amy Johnson
Why did Tenzing Norgay say that it is a shame to be the second man on Everest?
Is it because everyone says no one knows the second man on moon and same for Everest?