The most accomplished mountain runner of all time contemplates his record-breaking climb of Mount Everest in this profound and free-flowing memoirâan intellectual and spiritual journey that moves from the earthâs highest peak to the soulâs deepest reaches.
What drives a person to the edge of one of the most difficult and revered mountains in the world? How much is one willing to sacrifice and suffer to pursue an authentic and bold life? The most accomplished mountain runner of all time, Kilian Jornet ponders these questions as he contemplates his record-breaking climb of Mount Everest, exploring the mountainâs changing nature over four seasons and his own existence.
As he recounts a life spent studying, tending, and ascending the greatest peaks on earth, Jornet ruminates on what he has found in natureâsimplicity, freedom, and spiritual joyâand offers a poetic yet clearheaded assessment of his relationship to the mountain . . . at times his opponent, at others, his greatest muse.
In this sweeping, soulful journeyâthe flip side of stories like âJornet illuminates with beauty and brilliance what it means to be an athlete, a competitor, and a human facing the greatest life challengesâfor him, the mountain he yearns to climb and honour.Into Thin Air
Henrik
2023-05-08
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