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Reflections on Mountaineering: A Journey Through Life as Experienced in the Mountains (FIFTH EDITION, Revised and Expanded) with Addendum

by Alan V. Goldman
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Book cover type: Hardcover
  • ISBN13: 9781778830563
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: Bookside Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Bookside Press
  • Publication Date:
  • Pages: 290
  • Original Price: USD 20.99
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 545 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): General

In the Fifth Edition of Reflections on Mountaineering, A Journey Through Life as Experienced in the Mountains, Alan V. Goldman presents a collection of 148 narrative-style poems. These poems, written in various forms including rhyming, prose, and blank verse, encapsulate the author's wisdom gained from over 30 years of climbing and learning from fellow mountaineers. The poems delve into moral issues that parallel everyday life but are intensified in the mountain setting. They explore themes such as awe, fear, the allure of mountains, luck, fate, and the human perception of reality. Additionally, the poems reflect on the meaning climbers ascribe to mountains and delve into topics like confronting challenges, the passage of time, situational awareness, the presence and reality of mountains, and the intertwining of experiences. They also address the emotions associated with pursuing success and facing defeat in mountaineering. Overall, the poems highlight the profound human significance found in the preparation, discipline, conquest, and self-discovery inherent in the pursuit of mountaineering.


Goldman, Alan V.: - "Alan V. Goldman is a graduate of Horace Mann School, 1975; Harvard College, 1979; and Harvard Law School, 1982. In addition to his mountaineering adventures, he practiced law for many years, and is now retired.Visit the author's website: mountainreflections.art - where many additional poems by the author are recorded in his own voice."

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