Historian Walt Unsworth once said, Had Mount Everest been climbed at the first attempt, the achievement would have been hailed as notable and then quickly forgotten.

历史学家沃特·昂斯沃思曾经说过，“自从有人第一次要尝试攀登珠穆朗玛峰以来，成功的攀登总是得到像名人一样的欢呼喝彩之后很快的被遗忘。