Boston, 1992. 123 pp, b/w photos. Used softcover in Fine condition.
A practitioner of Zen Buddhism, with no mountaineering experience, sets off to climb Mont Blanc, which is a formidable climb for one who has no experience. Using mountaineering for a metaphor for the last block to enlightenment, he puts a new slant on our beloved sport. Mountains, psychologists will tell you, can produce a state of reverie in humans who wander among them. So, too, can meditation, the simple act of sitting still and letting go of worries. Most of the world's great religions hold a special regard for both mountains and meditation, but few link them as closely as Buddhism.
