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The Boy and the Mountain: A Father, His Son, and a Journey of Discovery
"What Ekelund is addressing is the intention to walk one's way to meaning: the walk as spiritual exercise, a kind of vision quest."--
New York Times Book Review
"A charming read, celebrating the relationship between humans and their bodies, their landscapes, and one another."-- Washington Post
In The Boy and the Mountain , a father and son ascend a mountain together for the first time, retracing the steps of a young boy who went missing a century earlier.
Six-year-old Hans Torske disappeared in Norway's Skrim mountains in 1894. Why he wandered away from his family's cabin is still a mystery, but his body was found the following summer, lying atop a 2,860-foot mountain peak and covered with his thin jacket. More than 100 years later, nature writer Torbj�rn Ekelund and his seven-year-old son, August, attempt the same summit. It's August's first overnight hiking trip, and Ekelund is eager to share his love of nature with his son. But soon he notices that the ways children and adults experience nature are vastly different, for better and for worse.
The Boy and the Mountain reflects on what parenthood requires: experiencing the joy of watching your child go out into the world for the first time, while also worrying about the dangers they may face. Filled with curiosity, humility, and deep gratitude for wild places, this gem of a book is a celebration of the uncompromising nature of the elements, our bond with them, and the special relationship between father and son.
"A charming read, celebrating the relationship between humans and their bodies, their landscapes, and one another."-- Washington Post
In The Boy and the Mountain , a father and son ascend a mountain together for the first time, retracing the steps of a young boy who went missing a century earlier.
Six-year-old Hans Torske disappeared in Norway's Skrim mountains in 1894. Why he wandered away from his family's cabin is still a mystery, but his body was found the following summer, lying atop a 2,860-foot mountain peak and covered with his thin jacket. More than 100 years later, nature writer Torbj�rn Ekelund and his seven-year-old son, August, attempt the same summit. It's August's first overnight hiking trip, and Ekelund is eager to share his love of nature with his son. But soon he notices that the ways children and adults experience nature are vastly different, for better and for worse.
The Boy and the Mountain reflects on what parenthood requires: experiencing the joy of watching your child go out into the world for the first time, while also worrying about the dangers they may face. Filled with curiosity, humility, and deep gratitude for wild places, this gem of a book is a celebration of the uncompromising nature of the elements, our bond with them, and the special relationship between father and son.
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140 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 31, 2017
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8 books39 followersTorbjørn Lysebo Ekelund er en norsk journalist og forfatter.
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October 4, 2024
A short little book about the indifference of nature to the human experience and the bond between parent and child and learning to let go. "...maybe our children are the only people we can ever really know. For the short time we have them."
December 6, 2023
“. . .I have to give them the chance. To become familiar with the natural world and to perhaps grow to love it, if you can use a word like that about something that definitely is not going to return the sentiment. This is what it means to be in nature with children, from my perspective. F I don’t care about the athletic aspects: the outstanding feats, the urge to be the fastest or climb the highest. . . . It is something else entirely to feel the timelessness that sometimes comes over you when you find yourself in a vast, wild landscape.”
Ekelund writes about taking his 7 year old son on his first backpacking trip into the mountains. It is as much a reflection on his own experiences in nature growing up as it is an awareness and deliberateness of what he wants to create for his own son. Running parallel to this is Ekelund’s knowledge about a 6 year old boy who disappeared and ultimately died in these mountains 100 years earlier.
This is a short, excellent read for anyone that appreciates reflecting on and pondering the way that we interact with the natural world and the experiences we owe to our children in the natural world- not scripted, not overly planned, not driven by our goals and objectives, but time that lets them explore and engage with the world around them at their own pace.
This hit sweet spots for me both in the natural writing, but also in the elements around the decisions we make as parents to raise children in a way that reflects our own values.
Ekelund writes about taking his 7 year old son on his first backpacking trip into the mountains. It is as much a reflection on his own experiences in nature growing up as it is an awareness and deliberateness of what he wants to create for his own son. Running parallel to this is Ekelund’s knowledge about a 6 year old boy who disappeared and ultimately died in these mountains 100 years earlier.
This is a short, excellent read for anyone that appreciates reflecting on and pondering the way that we interact with the natural world and the experiences we owe to our children in the natural world- not scripted, not overly planned, not driven by our goals and objectives, but time that lets them explore and engage with the world around them at their own pace.
This hit sweet spots for me both in the natural writing, but also in the elements around the decisions we make as parents to raise children in a way that reflects our own values.
August 8, 2019
Listened to this on audiobook, read by the author himself. It was a short, but still very nice book where Ekelund gives a real, beautiful and often calming portray of Norwegian nature. He is able to paint a balanced picture showing the calm and the wild, which easily can inspire his readers to visit nature either in the form of a day hike or a camping trip.
After listening to this novel, I became interested in checking out more of Ekelund writings.
After listening to this novel, I became interested in checking out more of Ekelund writings.
January 21, 2025
1894, Norvegia. Un bambino di sei anni, Hans Torske, si perde sulle montagne dello Skrim. Cento anni dopo, un padre decide di avventurarsi tra quelle alture insieme al figlio August di sei anni anche lui.
Un'avventura che aveva lo scopo di avvicinare il figlio alla natura; il rapporto che gli uomini hanno con la natura è primitivo e spontaneo.
La nascita dei miei figli mi ha spronato a ricordare qual è la funzione più importante della natura nella nostra vita. Era evidente che quel modo di essere era profondamente radicato nella loro indole naturale. Non era qualcosa che andava insegnato, appreso o stimolato.
La flora, la fauna, gli imprevisti di percorso, la mancanza delle persone care, di questo racconta il diario di viaggio di Torb e August; le montagne, invece, non cambiano mai, si ergono enormi sopra tutto, rimangono indifferenti alle nostre esperienze e frustrazioni e meritano rispetto.
Il bambino scomparso incarnava una condizione universale dell’esistenza, la schiacciante superiorità della natura, la piccolezza dell’essere umano all’incontro con essa.
Un'avventura che aveva lo scopo di avvicinare il figlio alla natura; il rapporto che gli uomini hanno con la natura è primitivo e spontaneo.
La nascita dei miei figli mi ha spronato a ricordare qual è la funzione più importante della natura nella nostra vita. Era evidente che quel modo di essere era profondamente radicato nella loro indole naturale. Non era qualcosa che andava insegnato, appreso o stimolato.
La flora, la fauna, gli imprevisti di percorso, la mancanza delle persone care, di questo racconta il diario di viaggio di Torb e August; le montagne, invece, non cambiano mai, si ergono enormi sopra tutto, rimangono indifferenti alle nostre esperienze e frustrazioni e meritano rispetto.
Il bambino scomparso incarnava una condizione universale dell’esistenza, la schiacciante superiorità della natura, la piccolezza dell’essere umano all’incontro con essa.
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July 5, 2023I always like reviewing books that are short and to the point. Under 130 pages certainly qualifies as on the shorter side. The book intertwines past and present, as father Torbjorn and his seven year old son August, take the same journey that a little boy took more than a century earlier.
The boy was six years old. His name was Hans Torske. Starting out alone, he trekked into the woods and was never heard from or seen again, until his body was discovered a year later. It captivated the attention of people in the area, who held out hope the boy would be discovered alive. His body was discovered on top of a boulder by berry pickers the following year, putting to rest and giving closure as to the fate of little Hans.
Using this for their backdrop, Torbjorn and son August traversed the same area in the Skrim mountains of Norway. It was bonding experience in many ways, a father and son getting back nature, with all the necessities they could carry. Nature was around them, August soon playing with ants, watching birds around him, and the wonder of frogs in close proximity. At seven years old, maybe he did not fully comprehend what his father was attempting to do, but for the most part he seemed to enjoy the trek.
When the elements conspired against them, he was not quite so pleased to be on the hike. In fact, he almost seemed to be questioning why his father dragged him along. There were other places he would rather be, certainly not out in the middle of seemingly nowhere. There are occasions when August wants nothing more than to be in his own house, with mother and sister.
But the parts of the book that are the most poignant, are when the author muses on young Hans and what he must have experienced, alone and afraid in the woods, unsure how to get back home. It reminds us how our ancestors made due without the use of a GPS or cell phones to ping, basically sinking or swimming on their own.
Torbjorn Ekelund had a gift for books that look at woods and paths to nature, giving us realistic insight into what is out there. While many are content to sit at home and play video games and text, he shows us the alternatives, and how communing with nature can make us better and more knowledgeable people.
The boy was six years old. His name was Hans Torske. Starting out alone, he trekked into the woods and was never heard from or seen again, until his body was discovered a year later. It captivated the attention of people in the area, who held out hope the boy would be discovered alive. His body was discovered on top of a boulder by berry pickers the following year, putting to rest and giving closure as to the fate of little Hans.
Using this for their backdrop, Torbjorn and son August traversed the same area in the Skrim mountains of Norway. It was bonding experience in many ways, a father and son getting back nature, with all the necessities they could carry. Nature was around them, August soon playing with ants, watching birds around him, and the wonder of frogs in close proximity. At seven years old, maybe he did not fully comprehend what his father was attempting to do, but for the most part he seemed to enjoy the trek.
When the elements conspired against them, he was not quite so pleased to be on the hike. In fact, he almost seemed to be questioning why his father dragged him along. There were other places he would rather be, certainly not out in the middle of seemingly nowhere. There are occasions when August wants nothing more than to be in his own house, with mother and sister.
But the parts of the book that are the most poignant, are when the author muses on young Hans and what he must have experienced, alone and afraid in the woods, unsure how to get back home. It reminds us how our ancestors made due without the use of a GPS or cell phones to ping, basically sinking or swimming on their own.
Torbjorn Ekelund had a gift for books that look at woods and paths to nature, giving us realistic insight into what is out there. While many are content to sit at home and play video games and text, he shows us the alternatives, and how communing with nature can make us better and more knowledgeable people.
June 15, 2023
"Few things are more pleasurable than studying a map, dreaming yourself away, finding routes, making plans." A boy vanished into the wilderness of the Skrim mountains in Norway in 1894. His body was found a year later on a boulder. The story gripped the author's imagination who had always wanted to hike to that boulder. He did so with his own son more than a century later. This is part naturalism, part survivalist, part essay, part memoir, and it all adds up to 100% go-get-this-book.
June 13, 2023
In honour of Father’s Day this month, I’m reading and reviewing books that feature father figures for my upcoming radio segment. The Boy and the Mountain; A Father, His Son, and a Journey of Discovery by Torbjørn Ekelund and translated by Becky L. Crook fit the bill perfectly. It’s a slim work of non-fiction that follows a young father on a short backpacking trip with his 7-year-old son, with a mix of philosophy, memoir, parenting journal and nature diary. Coming in at a modest 126 pages, it’s very little commitment for readers unsure if this is the book for them.
Book Summary
Ekelund has won a few awards for his nature writing in the past, so it was natural to begin including his kids on his outdoor adventures. His son August is excited to join him on this journey up the Styggemann mountain, a one day hike for most adults, but a multiple day journey for a child. There are no set plans or daily walk minimums, Ekelund has told August that he can take the route he prefers, and it will take as long as it takes. They have all they need on their backs, and they set off with promises to August’s mother that they will check in once a day with a satellite phone. Unfortunately a rain storm hits, and they are stuck in their tent for two nights in a downpour, which never helps the already flagging motivation of a young kid, but the trip is salvaged. What elevated this story was the fact that Ekelund was also following in the footsteps of Hans, a 6-year-old boy who disappeared over a hundred years ago in the same area, which is a mystery he explores further as he details this journey with his son. A mix of fact and assumptions about Hans’s ill-fated walk is interspersed with the modern-day trek of Ekelund and his son, offerings readers an engaging tale that augments an already compelling book.
My Thoughts
I was initially surprised at how philosophical this book turned out to be, although if I think back to where my mind wanders when I’m outdoors hiking, it often expands to incorporate things outside of myself, so the philosophy truly is a natural segue in these recollections. These musings expand even further to incorporate Ekelund’s questions around his son’s experience of the forest around him:
“August sits in the heather. He is digging with a stick in the soft bog. He appears consumed by this activity. I don’t know what it is he hopes to accomplish, and I don’t even know if he knows. I ask if he thinks life is simple or hard. I have to repeat the question three times before he lifts his head.
‘Do you think life is simple or hard?’ I ask.
‘Simple,’ answers August and keeps digging.”
-p. 100 of The Boy and the Mountain by Torbjørn Ekelund
What I love about nature is that it has this effortless way of slicing away all the little things in your life; the worries, stressors and niggling complaints all seem to fall away when faced with a breathtaking mountain view or a quiet deer nibbling at some grass. Reading this book was a reminder of why I love being outside with my family, which is a sentiment the author echoes as he covers miles of trail with his son.
The research on the disappearance of Hans in 1894 grounds the book, preventing it from coming too sentimental while breaking up the monotony of the hiking as well. Ekelund (wisely) does not immediately tell August about this boy, instead choosing to bring it up towards the end of the hike when the finish line is near. They don’t follow in this boy’s footsteps, but it’s impossible to not draw parallels between August and Hans, them being so similar in age. As any parent would, Ekelund frequently dwells on Hans’s last hours of life, fretting over his last thoughts, whether he missed his parents, if he felt hopeless, etc. It may seem like a macabre comparison, but Ekelund didn’t write this book to be suspenseful or even scary, instead, his focus remains on nature: its power, and its demand for respect.
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Book Summary
Ekelund has won a few awards for his nature writing in the past, so it was natural to begin including his kids on his outdoor adventures. His son August is excited to join him on this journey up the Styggemann mountain, a one day hike for most adults, but a multiple day journey for a child. There are no set plans or daily walk minimums, Ekelund has told August that he can take the route he prefers, and it will take as long as it takes. They have all they need on their backs, and they set off with promises to August’s mother that they will check in once a day with a satellite phone. Unfortunately a rain storm hits, and they are stuck in their tent for two nights in a downpour, which never helps the already flagging motivation of a young kid, but the trip is salvaged. What elevated this story was the fact that Ekelund was also following in the footsteps of Hans, a 6-year-old boy who disappeared over a hundred years ago in the same area, which is a mystery he explores further as he details this journey with his son. A mix of fact and assumptions about Hans’s ill-fated walk is interspersed with the modern-day trek of Ekelund and his son, offerings readers an engaging tale that augments an already compelling book.
My Thoughts
I was initially surprised at how philosophical this book turned out to be, although if I think back to where my mind wanders when I’m outdoors hiking, it often expands to incorporate things outside of myself, so the philosophy truly is a natural segue in these recollections. These musings expand even further to incorporate Ekelund’s questions around his son’s experience of the forest around him:
“August sits in the heather. He is digging with a stick in the soft bog. He appears consumed by this activity. I don’t know what it is he hopes to accomplish, and I don’t even know if he knows. I ask if he thinks life is simple or hard. I have to repeat the question three times before he lifts his head.
‘Do you think life is simple or hard?’ I ask.
‘Simple,’ answers August and keeps digging.”
-p. 100 of The Boy and the Mountain by Torbjørn Ekelund
What I love about nature is that it has this effortless way of slicing away all the little things in your life; the worries, stressors and niggling complaints all seem to fall away when faced with a breathtaking mountain view or a quiet deer nibbling at some grass. Reading this book was a reminder of why I love being outside with my family, which is a sentiment the author echoes as he covers miles of trail with his son.
The research on the disappearance of Hans in 1894 grounds the book, preventing it from coming too sentimental while breaking up the monotony of the hiking as well. Ekelund (wisely) does not immediately tell August about this boy, instead choosing to bring it up towards the end of the hike when the finish line is near. They don’t follow in this boy’s footsteps, but it’s impossible to not draw parallels between August and Hans, them being so similar in age. As any parent would, Ekelund frequently dwells on Hans’s last hours of life, fretting over his last thoughts, whether he missed his parents, if he felt hopeless, etc. It may seem like a macabre comparison, but Ekelund didn’t write this book to be suspenseful or even scary, instead, his focus remains on nature: its power, and its demand for respect.
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January 15, 2023
The book by Ekelund belongs to my father. After he read it, I read it. Normally I don't read books about nature and hiking. But the story of this father and his son inspired me. I rediscovered my love for nature and found the book around the story of the two of them and the missing boy great. I didn't read it in the original Norwegian language but in German. It was a super great language used and the pictures in the book of the expedition the two made were absolutely beautiful. A very recommendable book for a weekend or to relax. I give the book 4.5 stars.
Das Buch von Ekelund gehört meinem Vater. Nachdem er es gelesen hatte laas ich es. Normalerweise liegt also ich keine Bücher über die Natur und das wandern. Doch die Geschichte von diesem Vater und seinem Sohn hat mich begeistert. Ich habe die Liebe zur Natur wieder entdeckt und fand das Buch rund um die Geschichte der beiden und des verschwundenen Jungen großartig. Ich hab es nicht in der Originalsprache Norwegisch gelesen sondern auf Deutsch. Es war eine super tolle Sprache die genutzt wurde und die Bilder in dem Buch von der Expedition die beiden gemacht haben waren absolut schön. Ein sehr empfehlenswertes Buch für ein Wochenende oder zum entspannen. Ich gebe dem Buch 4,5 Sterne.
Das Buch von Ekelund gehört meinem Vater. Nachdem er es gelesen hatte laas ich es. Normalerweise liegt also ich keine Bücher über die Natur und das wandern. Doch die Geschichte von diesem Vater und seinem Sohn hat mich begeistert. Ich habe die Liebe zur Natur wieder entdeckt und fand das Buch rund um die Geschichte der beiden und des verschwundenen Jungen großartig. Ich hab es nicht in der Originalsprache Norwegisch gelesen sondern auf Deutsch. Es war eine super tolle Sprache die genutzt wurde und die Bilder in dem Buch von der Expedition die beiden gemacht haben waren absolut schön. Ein sehr empfehlenswertes Buch für ein Wochenende oder zum entspannen. Ich gebe dem Buch 4,5 Sterne.
July 2, 2024
"It isn't so much mountain climbing that I'm thinking of as it is the human propensity to seek out a vantage point from which the eye may settle on a view that is far off with no other motive than that it's meaningful to do so. Maybe it's the need for light, for prospective, as well as for distance. Or else the need to introduce an element of mystery and adventure into our rational minds and otherwise ordered existence."
"Still, I can't quite kick the nagging thought that maybe there is value in the opposite approach, namely that one's own greatness lies not in our individuality, but in our relationship to everything around us."
"Nature is not good. It is indifferent, it is beyond our moral constructs. It is blameless, in the way that a small child is blameless. If a boy gets lost and dies alone in a barren wilderness high in the mountains it's no good chastising the forest or the mountains or the bog. There's no malice in such a situation, no will behind what has occurred. It is this indifference, the non-humanness of the wild, that draws us to it. But this is also what we most fear"
"Still, I can't quite kick the nagging thought that maybe there is value in the opposite approach, namely that one's own greatness lies not in our individuality, but in our relationship to everything around us."
"Nature is not good. It is indifferent, it is beyond our moral constructs. It is blameless, in the way that a small child is blameless. If a boy gets lost and dies alone in a barren wilderness high in the mountains it's no good chastising the forest or the mountains or the bog. There's no malice in such a situation, no will behind what has occurred. It is this indifference, the non-humanness of the wild, that draws us to it. But this is also what we most fear"
October 10, 2020
Fantastico!
Una sorpresa unica! Scritto in prima persona e tratto da una storia vera, racconta in modo appassionato e empatico una esperienza padre/figlio in una Natura tanto vicina alla civiltà, quanto selvaggia e spietata. Bellissimi anche i passi con le descrizioni escursionistiche legate a zaini, tende, soste ecc.
Da pelle d’oca le pagine (dalla 117 alla 124 mi pare) dove l’Autore si apre in una sua riflessione sul rapporto con la Natura e la montagna!
Non plus ultra il fatto che il tutto sia nato dalla storia misteriosa di un fatto realmente accaduto più di un secolo prima.
Emotivo.
Una sorpresa unica! Scritto in prima persona e tratto da una storia vera, racconta in modo appassionato e empatico una esperienza padre/figlio in una Natura tanto vicina alla civiltà, quanto selvaggia e spietata. Bellissimi anche i passi con le descrizioni escursionistiche legate a zaini, tende, soste ecc.
Da pelle d’oca le pagine (dalla 117 alla 124 mi pare) dove l’Autore si apre in una sua riflessione sul rapporto con la Natura e la montagna!
Non plus ultra il fatto che il tutto sia nato dalla storia misteriosa di un fatto realmente accaduto più di un secolo prima.
Emotivo.
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July 2, 2023
Part memoir, part history, part nature writing--all beautiful. The Boy and the Mountain is the tale of a father and his young son as they hike into the Norwegian wilderness together, overlapped with the story of another little boy more than a hundred years ago, who wandered away along this same route. It's soulful, insightful, frequently funny, and quietly (but satisfyingly) dramatic. I loved it. If you like memoir and stories set in nature, this book is for you.
January 8, 2019
Skikkelig fin! Veldig kort lydbok lest av forfatteren. Inneholder likevel gode refleksjoner og formuleringer og en interessant blanding av naturekspedisjon i småskala fra samtiden og en tragisk forsvinning for 100 år siden.
August 13, 2021
En fortelling om far og sønn på ekspedisjon. Om en gutt som gikk seg vill i skogen for 100 år siden. Men også om å være forelder, om gleden ved å ferdes i naturen og et ønske om å videreføre denne gleden til våre barn.
August 25, 2023
A lovely story of nature, a man, a boy and a reconstructed account of a boy lost to nature a hundred years ago. Well written, thoughtful, nostalgic and modern thoughts on the relationships between all things.
October 14, 2024
A touching recount of the author and his young son climbing a mountain in Norway. They retrace the steps that a small lost boy trod over a hundred years before them. It is a story of compassion, contemplation, and our relationship with the natural world. It is quite simply a beautiful book.
August 12, 2023
Ekelund is a beautiful writer.
December 20, 2023
This was really a beautiful and quiet rumination on nature, parenthood, growing up, and loss. I loved it. Highly recommend.
February 27, 2024
Fin reise og fin fordeling mellom den historiske forteljinga og skildringa av eit tureventyr i naturen.
August 28, 2024
Nature is not good. It is indifferent, it is beyond our moral constructs.
January 8, 2025
Short but beautiful little book.
June 9, 2023
Thank you to Greystone Books for sending me a free review copy of this book, to give my unbiased opinion on. Here it is:
This is a story (memoir) about a man, who decides to take his very young son, on a hike through the mountains in Norway. This is partially due to the authors fascination with the story of a young boy, who went missing in these same mountains over 100 years ago.
While written clearly and well enough. This book just lacked for me. It read more like an essay than a book/memoir. This could partially be due to the fact that this is a very short book. But, I think it has more to do with the fact that I felt that it was written more in a style to tell the story concisely, than as opposed to giving it real emotional depth (like we would see in similar memoirs like Wild by Cheryl Strayed.)
The idea of a father taking his young son on this kind of journey, is interesting...but honestly what I felt was the most compelling part of this book, was the story of the missing boy from a century ago. That was what really drew me into the story originally, and without it, I feel this story wouldn't have been much of anything on its own sadly.
That is not to say that I don't think there are people out there who would enjoy this book. I think if you like hiking/nature/adventure memoirs, this could still be a book that you find enjoyment in. Especially if you are short on reading time and need a smaller book to get through. While it was "good" It just wasn't a winner for me.
This is a story (memoir) about a man, who decides to take his very young son, on a hike through the mountains in Norway. This is partially due to the authors fascination with the story of a young boy, who went missing in these same mountains over 100 years ago.
While written clearly and well enough. This book just lacked for me. It read more like an essay than a book/memoir. This could partially be due to the fact that this is a very short book. But, I think it has more to do with the fact that I felt that it was written more in a style to tell the story concisely, than as opposed to giving it real emotional depth (like we would see in similar memoirs like Wild by Cheryl Strayed.)
The idea of a father taking his young son on this kind of journey, is interesting...but honestly what I felt was the most compelling part of this book, was the story of the missing boy from a century ago. That was what really drew me into the story originally, and without it, I feel this story wouldn't have been much of anything on its own sadly.
That is not to say that I don't think there are people out there who would enjoy this book. I think if you like hiking/nature/adventure memoirs, this could still be a book that you find enjoyment in. Especially if you are short on reading time and need a smaller book to get through. While it was "good" It just wasn't a winner for me.
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