Top 17 Quotes by Anatoli Boukreev

I said to Scott that the ascent seemed to be going slowly and that I was concerned descending climbers could possibly run out of oxygen before their return to camp IV.

This year my role is clear: I am a coach, a coach to sportsmen.

Concerned that others were not coming onto the summit and because I had no radio link to those below me, I began to wonder if there were difficulties down the mountain. I made the decision to descend.

Climbing is what I do.

I told them, you can succeed - it's not likely the first time, maybe 25 per cent, but you CAN succeed. You can also die. By April 16 they had already been to camp III, well ahead of most teams.

There are many questions, but I cannot answer because I'm not a businessman, I am a climber.

I respect Everest very much.