Edmund Hillary? George Mallory? Apocryphal? Question for Quote Investigator: Edmund Hillary and fellow mountaineer Tenzing Norgay were the first two people to reach the summit of the tallest peak on Earth, Mount Everest, in 1953. The grueling expedition required extensive planning and the climbers displayed remarkable self-control during the ascent. Hillary reportedly summarized the lesson …
Continue reading “Quote Origin: It Is Not the Mountain We Conquer, But Ourselves”