High Places

balzaccom
Oct 15
1 min read

If you've ever wondered what it's like to climb really high mountains, this article has some wonderful thoughts from legendary climber Reinhold Messner.

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-weekend-essay/what-its-like-to-get-really-really-high

And a photo from an adventure in the clouds:

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