Quotes of Himalaya - somelinesforyou

“ When people ask me 'What should I do to get ready for big climbs in Alaska or the Himalayas?' I always tell them to get their basic mountain skills, then do a bunch of winter climbing and ski mountaineering in a place like Colorado, where the snowpack is bad and the weather unpredictable… ”

- Michael Kennedy

“ We got a good look at the Himalayas, which they tell me are about 28,000 feet high. I expected to be very impressed, but really, they didn't look any more picturesque to me than the Berkshires or the Green Mountains. Certainly not as pleasant-looking as the wooded mountains we have in New England… ”

- Norman Rockwell
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