High Altitude Interiors, by Michal Reed
High Altitude Interiors is a personal account of my goal to climb all of California’s mountains over fourteen thousand feet before I turned fifty. It conveys the physical and emotional risks of an older woman committing to such a project; the development of skills and confidence; the intimacy of sharing such adventures with others, as well as exploring vast amounts of time alone; the physical and emotional barriers that must be recognized and overcome or accepted; and lots of quirky self-deprecation. Each of the disappointments, setbacks, and failures are used as opportunities for new explorations. Though set within the specific context of mountaineering, my process of setting goals as guidelines to encourage exploration and growth can also be applied to other areas as well.
Readers may not feel inspired to literally repeat the my exploration of climbing the 14er’s, but they may translate the process into a particular goal of their own. Experienced hikers might appreciate the insights expressed that they too have felt, but not put into words. Hikers in interested in the Sierras might find the specifics of the descriptions useful in planning their own trips. Readers who have anticipated mountaineering as a prohibitively daunting endeavor might feel inspired to try a small trip of their own after reading these accounts.
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Readers may not feel inspired to literally repeat the my exploration of climbing the 14er’s, but they may translate the process into a particular goal of their own. Experienced hikers might appreciate the insights expressed that they too have felt, but not put into words. Hikers in interested in the Sierras might find the specifics of the descriptions useful in planning their own trips. Readers who have anticipated mountaineering as a prohibitively daunting endeavor might feel inspired to try a small trip of their own after reading these accounts.
Buy