tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1393767047761198934.post8743476110429017312..comments2014-07-09T00:29:40.725-04:00Comments on Reading the Extreme in World Adventure Narratives: Alpine Climbingjashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04174652571648541889noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1393767047761198934.post-84351022349431789752013-04-11T11:56:20.533-04:002013-04-11T11:56:20.533-04:00I also noticed how different this style of climbin...I also noticed how different this style of climbing is from Himalayan climbing. Whymper comes down off the mountain and is able to stay in inns, drinking and consulting with villagers. This strictly contrasts from the attempts of Everest and Annapurna that we have read in which the climbers are extremely isolated from anyone else. Another aspect of this style of climbing that struck me was that Whymper at one point went climbing and spend a night alone. Although Whymper says this is unusual for him, it would be unheard of in the Himalayas. We have never read an account in which the climbers struck purposefully on their own.<br /><br />Like Rachel said above, the image of a mountain as an enemy that needs to be conquered mirrors the way that Herzog and others saw mountains. Although the style of climbing may have been different, the need to vanquish the mountain enemy remains the same in both location.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04223861130379916338noreply@blogger.com