tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1393767047761198934.post150200543305980588..comments2014-07-09T00:29:40.725-04:00Comments on Reading the Extreme in World Adventure Narratives: "You Never Conquer a Mountain"jashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04174652571648541889noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1393767047761198934.post-65636692797303773862014-02-12T22:55:56.400-05:002014-02-12T22:55:56.400-05:00I was also drawn to this quote at the beginning of...I was also drawn to this quote at the beginning of Blum's book, so I am glad that you wrote about it. I think that this idea brings us a step towards answering the question posed in class: "what do mountains do?" We see in your comparison that mountains do different things for different people. For Herzog, mountains give him something to conquer. For Blum, as you stated so well, mountains give "satisfaction from relationships bound by hardship." While both are about an inner satisfaction, they are quite different. I will be interested to see what mountains "do" for the other climbers whose accounts we will be reading throughout the semester.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08058031580776104954noreply@blogger.com