Seven Steps from Snowdon to Everest Quotes

“I shall never try to represent the ascent of Gasherbrum II as a victory over the mountain! If one may use the word victory at all when climbing an eight-thousander, then surely only in the sense that it is a victory of comradeship.49”
― Mark Horrell, Seven Steps from Snowdon to Everest: A hill walker's journey to the top of the world

“Entertainment was provided in the form of comical spelling mistakes like cheese noddles, string roll, chocolate cak and, my favourite, chicken bugger. Some even had hot showers, which involved standing naked under a bucket of lukewarm water in an outhouse across the yard, singing loudly because the door had no lock.”
― Mark Horrell, Seven Steps from Snowdon to Everest: A hill walker's journey to the top of the world

“It wasn’t the most elegant climbing technique, and for anyone watching from below it probably looked like I was trying to mount an elephant seal,”
― Mark Horrell, Seven Steps from Snowdon to Everest: A hill walker's journey to the top of the world