Review of The Altitude Journals
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Review of The Altitude Journals
[Following is a volunteer review of "The Altitude Journals" by David J Mauro.]
Nothing is more satisfying than reaching the highest point in one’s life in The Altitude Journals by David J Mauro. Finding a book that will bring you to the seven summits and give you emotional healing at the same time is a total adventure. This book tells the tale of a man who never knew his purpose and eventually, through his mountain climbing, he found inspiration and motivation to fix and discover his potential.
Having a comfortable safe life and with little to lose, 44-year-old Mauro decided to venture on mountain climbing to complete the seven summits. Even though a non-climber, he was welcomed to join a team of veteran climbers who supported him achieve his destination. Mauro found himself a deeper sense of purpose while he embarked on the extremes of the mountains. The summits became his battlefield, and there he warred against the demons haunting him. Having slowly been liberated from the hardships, he was able to pick himself up and rebuild his broken life. Never claiming himself to be a climber, he is open to responding to the call of the mountains and seeking the lessons it will hold on him.
The Altitude Journals is a book that showed me the role of vulnerability in an individual. I saw the unpleasant experiences in Mauro’s life as the driver of finding his purpose. He was also open to admitting his mistakes and he learned from them. Honestly, I love his accounts of the mountains he had summitted, but I was mostly after his experiences that provoked him to reflect on himself, his past, and his failures. His climbs to every mountain tested his resolute. He was deliberate when to quit, and when to keep going.
I find it amazing that Mauro found an outlet for his pain and frustrations after all that had happened in his past. He was able to confront his demons because he believed in himself and he was eager to move higher with each fight in his climb. He even went beyond his default plans unexpectedly and it was something to be proud of. It gave him a place for peace. With these experiences, he was able to discover his reasons which he never knew in the first place of engaging to and while climbing the mountain. It granted him gift at the end of its trails. It’s such a wonderful story.
Moreover, this book showed me how fear is to be managed through the people in the story the narrator had encountered or whenever he has the chance to ask about such a topic to them. I learned from his book that fear is to be understood and accepted, that having vulnerability is actually all right. Mauro’s account that included other people’s experiences also proved that happiness and love are achievable and searchable despite the worst past. Isolation in vulnerability hindered Mauro from once again becoming happy and finding purity and fullness of love. Amidst all these, Mauro faced his fears with courage and this made the story inspiring.
In addition, there was a part from the story that promoted and addressed the commitment to and issues in the environment. It is good that when a mountain climber reads this book, they will be aware of the leave-no-trace, to leave the mountain as it should be. Also, I saw how good Mauro is as a father. There was also a part of the story that I liked where he emphasized the importance of dreams and hard work. Plus, Mauro’s account of climbing journeys showed some cultures which I never knew.
Furthermore, there is nothing I disliked in this book because I cannot see any negative in-depth message or biased beliefs in it. The book was exceptionally well edited since I found no errors in it. Therefore, I will give The Altitude Journals a 4 out of 4 stars. I like the author’s honesty in his writing. The author was able to realize the difference between the man-made world and nature’s beauty which led him to realize his new concept of what love is and I learned from it. This book shows the power of forgiveness, trust, and making a good difference in life. Overall, I felt the narrator’s fulfillment for having climbed Everest. This book is perfect and recommended for those who also want to move their lowest point in life to the highest, for climbers, travelers, and for those who want to know more about themselves.
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The Altitude Journals
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Nothing is more satisfying than reaching the highest point in one’s life in The Altitude Journals by David J Mauro. Finding a book that will bring you to the seven summits and give you emotional healing at the same time is a total adventure. This book tells the tale of a man who never knew his purpose and eventually, through his mountain climbing, he found inspiration and motivation to fix and discover his potential.
Having a comfortable safe life and with little to lose, 44-year-old Mauro decided to venture on mountain climbing to complete the seven summits. Even though a non-climber, he was welcomed to join a team of veteran climbers who supported him achieve his destination. Mauro found himself a deeper sense of purpose while he embarked on the extremes of the mountains. The summits became his battlefield, and there he warred against the demons haunting him. Having slowly been liberated from the hardships, he was able to pick himself up and rebuild his broken life. Never claiming himself to be a climber, he is open to responding to the call of the mountains and seeking the lessons it will hold on him.
The Altitude Journals is a book that showed me the role of vulnerability in an individual. I saw the unpleasant experiences in Mauro’s life as the driver of finding his purpose. He was also open to admitting his mistakes and he learned from them. Honestly, I love his accounts of the mountains he had summitted, but I was mostly after his experiences that provoked him to reflect on himself, his past, and his failures. His climbs to every mountain tested his resolute. He was deliberate when to quit, and when to keep going.
I find it amazing that Mauro found an outlet for his pain and frustrations after all that had happened in his past. He was able to confront his demons because he believed in himself and he was eager to move higher with each fight in his climb. He even went beyond his default plans unexpectedly and it was something to be proud of. It gave him a place for peace. With these experiences, he was able to discover his reasons which he never knew in the first place of engaging to and while climbing the mountain. It granted him gift at the end of its trails. It’s such a wonderful story.
Moreover, this book showed me how fear is to be managed through the people in the story the narrator had encountered or whenever he has the chance to ask about such a topic to them. I learned from his book that fear is to be understood and accepted, that having vulnerability is actually all right. Mauro’s account that included other people’s experiences also proved that happiness and love are achievable and searchable despite the worst past. Isolation in vulnerability hindered Mauro from once again becoming happy and finding purity and fullness of love. Amidst all these, Mauro faced his fears with courage and this made the story inspiring.
In addition, there was a part from the story that promoted and addressed the commitment to and issues in the environment. It is good that when a mountain climber reads this book, they will be aware of the leave-no-trace, to leave the mountain as it should be. Also, I saw how good Mauro is as a father. There was also a part of the story that I liked where he emphasized the importance of dreams and hard work. Plus, Mauro’s account of climbing journeys showed some cultures which I never knew.
Furthermore, there is nothing I disliked in this book because I cannot see any negative in-depth message or biased beliefs in it. The book was exceptionally well edited since I found no errors in it. Therefore, I will give The Altitude Journals a 4 out of 4 stars. I like the author’s honesty in his writing. The author was able to realize the difference between the man-made world and nature’s beauty which led him to realize his new concept of what love is and I learned from it. This book shows the power of forgiveness, trust, and making a good difference in life. Overall, I felt the narrator’s fulfillment for having climbed Everest. This book is perfect and recommended for those who also want to move their lowest point in life to the highest, for climbers, travelers, and for those who want to know more about themselves.
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The Altitude Journals
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon
