
Tag: Mountaineering & the Outdoors


El Capitan
Obsession can lead to wonderful things. Just watch Alex climb El Cap. Free Solo, Jimmy Chin, 2018 **** Continue reading El Capitan

View on Italy from the Mont Blanc

Wandelen als oplossing voor (bijna) alles
Boek vol waarheden en heerlijke anekdotes over de kracht van wandelen. Erling Kagge (1963) is een Noorse avonturier, die naast … Continue reading Wandelen als oplossing voor (bijna) alles

Picu Uriellu, Picos de Europa, Spain

Vingeroefening
Dit boek van Cognetti kan niet anders worden gelezen dan als een vingeroefining, een snelle schets voor zijn grote succes … Continue reading Vingeroefening

“It is not the mountains that we conquer, but ourselves.”
Absolutely stunning images of mountains around the world. Some kind of script would have made it a truly great experience. … Continue reading “It is not the mountains that we conquer, but ourselves.”

Vancouver Island, Canada
August 2017 Continue reading Vancouver Island, Canada

Emerald Lake, Canada
August 2017 Continue reading Emerald Lake, Canada

Vancouver Island, Canada
August 2017 Continue reading Vancouver Island, Canada

Into thin air – the movie
De klassieker “Into thin Air”, van Jon Krakauer, vormde de inspiratie van deze film. Helaas gaat het cliché ook hier … Continue reading Into thin air – the movie

Ta Prom Temple, Cambodia
October 2016 Continue reading Ta Prom Temple, Cambodia

Wat Pra Kaeow, Bangkok
October 2016 Continue reading Wat Pra Kaeow, Bangkok

Hoàn Kiếm, Hanoi, Vietnam
October 2016 Continue reading Hoàn Kiếm, Hanoi, Vietnam

Ha Noi, Vietnam

Monk at Bayon Temple, Cambodia
October 2016 Continue reading Monk at Bayon Temple, Cambodia

Rice field near Phnom Sampeau, Cambodia

Wandelen door Parijs met Adriaan
Gidsje waarin Van Dis ons meeneemt langs plekken in Parijs die bepalend zijn geweest voor de eerste periode dat hij … Continue reading Wandelen door Parijs met Adriaan

Mountains of the mind – Robert Macfarlane (2003)
This book has put my passion for mountain climbing into words.
A must read for hikers, explorers and nature lovers alike; providing essential context to books as Touching The Void and Into Thin Air. In a very eloquent manner – tying literature, geology and climbing history together – Macfarlane explores why we take enormous risks just to climb a heap of rocks, ice and snow. His journey takes us all the way back to Pangea to understand why George Mallory’s love for the Everest (exceeding even that for his wife) led to his death on its slopes.
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Into Thin Air – Jon Krakauer (1997)
Probably the best book ever on the excitement and sheer craziness of extreme mountaineering. Continue reading Into Thin Air – Jon Krakauer (1997)