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nathanu on June 18, 2024, 9:07 am
"...The past and present votaries of Everest are merely the most conspicuous exemplars of a universal longing. For millions of hikers, climbers, skiers and weekend ramblers, the mountains are places of romance, recreation and refuge. Our love affair with them has shaped a shared culture as well as our ideas and ideals. On that day a century ago, Mallory became a martyr to a visceral compulsion: the urge to ascend..."
The headline of this article grabbed me so I planned to skim over it but literally couldn't look away and thought I'd share. A bit of a longer read for some random article on some random website but, for the folks that happen by here, I suspect that it may be a few minutes well spent.
https://www.noemamag.com/the-unending-allure-of-high-mountains/?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email
"...The past and present votaries of Everest are merely the most conspicuous exemplars of a universal longing. For millions of hikers, climbers, skiers and weekend ramblers, the mountains are places of romance, recreation and refuge. Our love affair with them has shaped a shared culture as well as our ideas and ideals. On that day a century ago, Mallory became a martyr to a visceral compulsion: the urge to ascend..."
The headline of this article grabbed me so I planned to skim over it but literally couldn't look away and thought I'd share. A bit of a longer read for some random article on some random website but, for the folks that happen by here, I suspect that it may be a few minutes well spent.
The Unending Allure Of High Mountains