Tom Hornbein Quotes & Sayings

I soon learned that Everest wasn't a private affair. It belonged to many men. — Tom Hornbein

I wonder if one can view risk like a drug, beneficial to the organism in the proper dose. Too much or too little may be harmful ... — Tom Hornbein

Just a rock, a dome of snow, the deep blue sky, and a hunk of orange-painted metal from which a shredded American flag cracked in the wind. Nothing more. Except two tiny figures walking together those last few feet to the top of the Earth. — Tom Hornbein