We just got back from a weeks break in the
Lake district (Cumbria, England) and on the last day before returning home we
decided to climb “The Old Man of Coniston”. It's a 3000ft trek up the mountain starting with a nice gentle incline from the lake and ending in a sharp climb up craggy rocks... (we did it on a respite day without Heni of course!)
During the walk/climb/scramble…I was
contemplating the journey up the rocky terrain and a book that I had read came
in to my mind.
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| The Old Man of Coniston... in the background |
A signed copy of “Beyond the summit” was
given to us from my niece and husband quite a number of years ago. I’d read it,
enjoyed it and then forgotten about it until that point.
The book was written by a rock climber,
Todd Skinner, who scaled the infamous Trango towers… a 20,500ft vertical
mountain in the Himalayas. The book is a recount of his teams story and journey to conquer the tower but within it he gives gems of wisdom gained from the climb and lessons learned along the way.
