“Mountains are cathedrals: grand
and pure, the houses of my religion. I go to them as humans go to
worship… from their lofty summits, I view my past, dream of my
future, and with unusual acuity I am allowed to experience the
present moment. My strength renewed, my vision cleared, in the
mountains I celebrate creation. On each journey I am reborn.” –
Anatoli Boukreev, “The Climb”.
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