Knowledge does not dispel mystery. Nan Shepherd - the great Scottish naturalist, climber, and author - wrote in The Living Mountain as she went down a rabbit hole of sorts about alpine flora. I am, to say the least, with Nan 100%. It seems to me the more knowledge I gain, the more deeply I […]
Five weeks, five bridges, and one lesson: bridges can only bear witness. They cannot compromise, cannot learn, cannot give something up for the sake of connection. Only we can do that. The final part of a series on bridges, on Election Day.
From Andrić’s bridge at Višegrad - which has endured centuries of human inhumanity - to one of the deepest canyons in Europe where an engineer broke his own bridge to protect the people it connected. Part IV of my five-part series on bridges.
How do we cope with loss, and keep moving forward? How to not forget, but not be paralyzed by remembrance? Some thoughts on this on the 1 year anniversary of my mother's death, and some inspiration from singer Nick Harper.
Note: I've not yet seen the new movie, Oppenheimer, but hope to soon. It will doubtless cover it's namesake's famous quote, discussed below, and his experience of the aftermath of Trinity, Hiroshima, and Nagasaki. As the film comes out today, and this is something I've thought much about for decades, here's a Thursday Thought on […]
History, perspective, Quotations, Thursday Thought
Read MoreWhat has been searched - and found - on Mount Everest in the quest for Mallory & Irvine? Where have climbers gone over the years, both in search capacity and simply climbing? And, why build and share any of this anyway? This post and project aims to bring that all together.
Everest, Everest 1924, Everest History, History, Mallory & Irvine, Thursday Thought
Read MoreA visit to John Noel's Eagle's Nest on Mount Everest, and a visit back in time 99 years to June 10, 1924. This is Real - Not AI.
Everest, Everest 1924, Everest History, Mallory & Irvine, Real - Not AI
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