Why is it that the finish line always tends to appear just after the point at which we most want to give up? is it the universe's way of reserving the best for those who can give the most? What I do know, from nature, is that the dawn only appears after the darkest hour.

Climbing Everest: An extract from the bestselling Mud, Sweat and Tears (ed. Random House, 2013) - ISBN: 9781448170555