It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves. —Edmund Hillary
“It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.”

Edmund Hillary New Zealand mountaineer, explorer, and philanthropist.

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Steve from Ohio SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
I leave for the Camino de Santiago tomorrow and I will indeed keep this quote in my mindset.
Mohamed from Mogadishu,Somalia  APRIL 28, 2019
The best quote I have ever seen or read
Anonymous APRIL 25, 2019
Always climb that 'mountain'

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