I am the granddaughter of a Welsh coal miner who was determined that his kids get out of the mines. My dad got his first job when he was six years old, in a little village in Wales called Nantyffyllon, cleaning bottles at the Colliers Arms.

It's just really making sure I am doing the best job I can do as a dad. I do think that is my No. 1 job.

My dad read the Bible ten times, and I want to do it in my lifetime. But it's definitely tough getting through.

My Dad was from Liverpool, and he picked it up in the army. He'd often come out with this stuff.

My dad loved to laugh. He was very funny and very silly.

My dad sold encyclopedias and my mom worked in a factory office.

My mother always taught me, even my dad, just never let other people's opinions of you shape your opinion of yourself. And I never have and I never will.

I loved climbing because of the freedom, and having time and space. I remember coming off Everest for the last time, thinking of Dad and wishing that he could have seen what I saw. He would have loved it.

Becoming a dad means you have to be a role model for your son and be someone he can look up to.

I was lucky to have my dad in my life. As crazy as things got, I always had him to put his hand on my shoulder.