tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1393767047761198934.post1653072190634405632..comments2014-07-09T00:29:40.725-04:00Comments on Reading the Extreme in World Adventure Narratives: Maps and condensed milkjashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04174652571648541889noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1393767047761198934.post-24455391870224099202013-02-04T19:24:15.237-05:002013-02-04T19:24:15.237-05:00I had exactly the same reaction to the condensed m...I had exactly the same reaction to the condensed milk!!!! My annotation on the page actually reads, "???wtf???"...but really. Logical thought would assume that anyone who cares enough to expend such an enormous effort to summit a mountain would care enough to leave the environment in its relatively untouched form. Surprisingly, adventurer does NOT imply environmentalist. I experienced this in the most striking sense when climbing Kilimanjaro; the trail was periodically littered with trash. Throughout the entire expedition, I made daily note of the same small yellow candy wrapper that reappeared every hour or so on the trail. I imagined a careless asshole just paces in front of me, mindlessly tossing his wrappers as he indulged in his candy on the trail. This image infuriated me to say the least. On another note, the Everest trash article included some beautiful photographs and an admirable initiative of raising awareness of pollution on Everest while shaping something beautiful out of discarded waste.Deandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01977009202568402434noreply@blogger.com