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Thoughts on mountains, religion, and South Asia

Revisado: 09-07-22

Positives: I enjoyed and even agreed with many of the deep thoughts the author had regarding mountains and religion. He is extremely intelligent regarding these subjects and has an intense passion for the Himalayas like I do for the Blue Ridge here in Virginia. I sincerely appreciate his thoughtful insight and his poetic language. I appreciate his acute observations on Hindu and Buddhist cultures along with conservation.

Negatives: Like a previous reviewer stated, there seems to be an incoherency of storytelling that also confused me at points. I was disappointed that neither the intense attack nor its life-altering impacts were not revisited throughout the story. I would have enjoyed hearing about the struggles of his recovery and the challenges of climbing immense peaks afterward. At times, I did not know if his stories occurred before or after the attack. As a matter of fact, I thought the physical attack on he and his wife would be the basis for the story, but neither (attack nor wife) were central to the rest of the book. I also felt his obvious disdain for religion was overly told. That really became the gist of the story in my mind. Although I may agree with his feelings on religion's harmful impact upon the environment, I was hoping for more connection of he and his wife healing together as mountaineers. In my opinion, that should have been the driving force for his storytelling. Finally, I felt that some of the scenes (like the travel with his team) dragged on without much depth or purpose. The descriptive writing was excellent, but there just didn't seem to be a story there.

With that being said, I would read other texts from this author. He is relatable regarding his passion for mountains and his knowledge of faiths.

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