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| Saturday, January 25, 2014, 4:36:04 AM |
I'm reading this book about the history of Himalayan mountain climbing. Just got to a passage talking about Nanda Devi; "the queen of the Garwal Himalaya...and without question the loveliest." "[Partly due to] the unique features of her topography, no mountian is quite so alluring as Nanda Devi. She is the supreme temptress who, as Hugh Ruttledge put it, imposes on her votaries a formidable admissions test, the Rishi Gorge..." So...I have to deal with the gorge before I get to play on the mountains? That's really supposed to be a problem? Sure, I usually end up playing on the mountains a little first, but that's due to tradition. I have no problem going the other way. Don't believe me? Then just present me with an admissions test... Here is Nanda Devi:  |
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