As a rule, anything that is pretty you avoid when on an expedition in the polar extremes. Normally anything other than white means a hazard such as a crevasse.

There's no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing

Whenever feasible, pick your team on character, not skill. You can teach skills; you can't teach character.

There is no bad weather, only inappropriate clothing.

People who go to the polar regions are statistically less likely to die than salesmen who drive on motorways in England.

The ultimate starting point for planning any adventure or expeditionby far and away the greatest book on earth

While I was serving, I worked as an adventure training officer, teaching soldiers how to ski, canoe and climb.

Rivalry is one of the factors pushing me. While my back was turned, the Norwegians managed to achieve the first Arctic crossing in winter. I didn't want the same to happen in the Antarctic.

I go on expeditions for the same reason an estate agent sells houses - to pay the bills.

Sometimes being happy takes effort. Invest time and energy in yourself and your happiness.

During these hard times in the world we should always remember to keep our families and friends close.

And now, my poor old woman, why are you crying so bitterly? It is autumn. The leaves are falling from the trees like burning tears- the wind howls. Why must you mimic them?

Good luck is what is left over after intelligence and effort have combined at their best. Luck is the residue of design.

I firmly believe that if your environment works for you and your family, it translates into a better life.

As in many countries precious metals belong to the crown, so here more precious natural objects of rare beauty should belong to the public.

Whatever else a photograph may be about, it is inevitably about photography, the container and vehicle of all its meanings.

Obviously we can't do what we do if no one is paying attention.

No one is infallible, and no one can claim a monopoly on truth or virtue. It would be contradictory for skepticism to seek to translate itself into a new faith.

I have always... expected a lot from myself.