Confessioni di un serial climber

I spent days squeezing my mind in order to reach a conclusion regarding this book. Interestingly, one aspect of it doesn't really depend on the book itself, but on the author - actually, it doesn't depend on the author himself, but on what he (and people like him) represent. Mark Twight is a serious Leggi tutto

A peek into the mind of the oh-so-superior Mark Twight... or is he?

I've found Mark Twight's essays on the Gym Jones site inspirational and thought provoking. I am only interested in alpine climbing inasmuch as the lessons learned about life from that discipline can be abstracted and applied to my own life. In that sense, Mark's book was helpful. I learned what self Leggi tutto

Interesting stories. Mark Twight is weird and statistically, should be dead. The end.

"Scalare è il mezzo che ho scelto per definire e capire me stesso" Il libro è composto da una serie di articoli scritti e rimodellati da Twight nel tempo. Alcuni più interessanti di altri, ma sicuro la lettura perde di fluidità. Quello che mi porterò dentro però sono le tante frasi che lo arricchiscon Leggi tutto

I don't think a book has ever possessed the power to grip my soul and drag it through an emotional whirlwind like this book has. I literally had to put the book down for a few weeks half way through because I had become so emotionally wrapped up in it and wasn't sure if the anger I was feeling was t Leggi tutto

Intense book from an intense man. He has a very unique perspective on climbing and alpinism that purposefully strays from the traditional expeditious, glorious accounts of most mountain climbing and made for a much more authentic retelling of his experiences! Would recommend if you either want to ge Leggi tutto