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.]
The Altitude Journals by David J. Mauro is a sequel by our protagonist, Dave for a period of seven years in his life where he managed to climb seven out of the seven world's greatest summits. In his youth, Dave was an Olympic hopeful in that he was going to represent the United States in ax throwing which he thought he was good at. He had tried several kinds of games but be just never fit it in. This came to change years later when his brother-in-law invited him to an expedition to climb Denali. A failed relationship with his father during his childhood and depression that haunted him after a recent divorce prompted him to attempt Denali. After Denali, Dave got a calling to summit his second mountain in Africa, Kilimanjaro. Contrary to most people's question about why he did it, Dave never got anything from it apart from joy and peace that came after each expedition. The book takes us through Dave's life as he summitted all of the world's greatest summits.
I like how events are arranged in good chronological order from Dave's first summit in Denali till his seventh and final in Everest. The author does a superb job in explaining the events giving the reader a resonance to these events and ease of following up. I like how Dave eventually comes to learn more about himself and life. When he heard the callings, he always listened and acted upon them. This helps him to learn that it was never about the mountains but they were just the battlefields where he fought his demons such as his failed marriage, fear of intimacy, his brother's death and his relationship with his father. I like how through his expeditions, Dave met new friends, learned new cultures, roamed the world and more so found pure joy that came after every mountain expedition. I like how humor is depicted in the book.
The book is interesting and fascinating to read. I don't think there is any negative point to it.
The book gives the reader thrill through following the protagonist in his adventures. It gives the reader an idea of how to make full of life itself exploring and finding oneself. I will give it a four out of four stars rating considering its exceptional editing.
The book takes the reader on an epic journey following the protagonist as he scales each of the world's greatest summits. I would recommend it to those that are into thrill and adventure and like traveling.
Just like the protagonist finds joy and peace after his adventures, the book gives the reader an idea of how one can make his/her life exciting eventually setting them on a path to finding and knowing oneself fully.
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The Altitude Journals
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The Altitude Journals by David J. Mauro is a sequel by our protagonist, Dave for a period of seven years in his life where he managed to climb seven out of the seven world's greatest summits. In his youth, Dave was an Olympic hopeful in that he was going to represent the United States in ax throwing which he thought he was good at. He had tried several kinds of games but be just never fit it in. This came to change years later when his brother-in-law invited him to an expedition to climb Denali. A failed relationship with his father during his childhood and depression that haunted him after a recent divorce prompted him to attempt Denali. After Denali, Dave got a calling to summit his second mountain in Africa, Kilimanjaro. Contrary to most people's question about why he did it, Dave never got anything from it apart from joy and peace that came after each expedition. The book takes us through Dave's life as he summitted all of the world's greatest summits.
I like how events are arranged in good chronological order from Dave's first summit in Denali till his seventh and final in Everest. The author does a superb job in explaining the events giving the reader a resonance to these events and ease of following up. I like how Dave eventually comes to learn more about himself and life. When he heard the callings, he always listened and acted upon them. This helps him to learn that it was never about the mountains but they were just the battlefields where he fought his demons such as his failed marriage, fear of intimacy, his brother's death and his relationship with his father. I like how through his expeditions, Dave met new friends, learned new cultures, roamed the world and more so found pure joy that came after every mountain expedition. I like how humor is depicted in the book.
The book is interesting and fascinating to read. I don't think there is any negative point to it.
The book gives the reader thrill through following the protagonist in his adventures. It gives the reader an idea of how to make full of life itself exploring and finding oneself. I will give it a four out of four stars rating considering its exceptional editing.
The book takes the reader on an epic journey following the protagonist as he scales each of the world's greatest summits. I would recommend it to those that are into thrill and adventure and like traveling.
Just like the protagonist finds joy and peace after his adventures, the book gives the reader an idea of how one can make his/her life exciting eventually setting them on a path to finding and knowing oneself fully.
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The Altitude Journals
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon
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