Mountains of the Mind
Adventures in Reaching the Summit
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Narrateur(s):
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James A. Gillies
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Auteur(s):
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Robert Macfarlane
À propos de cet audio
The basis for the documentary film Mountain: A Breathtaking Voyage into the Extreme.
Combining accounts of legendary mountain ascents with vivid descriptions of his own forays into wild, high landscapes, Robert Macfarlane reveals how the mystery of the world's highest places has come to grip the Western imagination - and perennially draws legions of adventurers up the most perilous slopes.
His story begins three centuries ago, when mountains were feared as the forbidding abodes of dragons and other mysterious beasts. In the mid-1700s the attentions of both science and poetry sparked a passion for mountains; Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Lord Byron extolled the sublime experiences to be had on high; and by 1924 the death on Mount Everest of an Englishman named George Mallory came to symbolize the heroic ideals of his day. Macfarlane also reflects on fear, risk, and the shattering beauty of ice and snow, the competition and contemplation of the climb, and the strange alternate reality of high altitude, magically enveloping us in the allure of mountains at every level.
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Au global4 out of 5 stars
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- Amazon Customer
- 2020-06-23
Book on how mountains & the imagination
Interesting book on how mountains & the Western imagination. The stories are more focused on the British explorers of Everest. Excellent narration.
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Au global5 out of 5 stars
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- Lindsay
- 2025-02-08
I loved it: the intertwining of history, geography, philosophy. Very interesting!
I love to be near the mountains, and in/around them to an extent, but some of my friends like to summit them. I have ZERO interest! Partially due to a fear of heights, and partially because I just don't seek that kind of triumph lol. But it was enthralling hearing about the lure of the mountains over modern history, and the power they hold over some people. It was very validating and interesting and overall just a highly entertaining, self-reflective, and thought-provoking listen.
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- Ryan
- 2023-12-01
Mesmerizing story
The narration was spot-on, and the feelings of awe and mystery that the book conveys are enough to book a plane ticket for you to the nearest range.
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