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Yikes. If I had to undertake such a project, it would undoubtedly be mostly about leaving all others behind. To be secluded. Alone on a mountain. The mountain.
by ak39 7y ago
Yikes. If I had to undertake such a project, it would undoubtedly be mostly about leaving all others behind. To be secluded. Alone on a mountain. The mountain. I can't imagine having to bear this sort of human traffic after all of the struggles to get there. Hipster style misanthropy is hard to pull off these days it would seem.
- pjc50 7y agoYou can go alone(ish) to the world's second highest mountain, which is nowhere near as hip. The inherent part of getting away from everyone else is to not choose the same things as they do.
- ak39 7y agoPrecisely. I have always been at odds with my wife's enthusiasm for visiting places (travelling in the modern context) where hotels, tour-packages and worn-out guides define your experience. Unfortunately I can't suggest an alternative to her besides the lemmings path. (The top post on this thread is 100% my sentiment about holiday travelling. Hell is indeed "others".) And by second highest, you mean K2? Agreed. But really these projects are out of my physical, mental and financial reaches currently.
- pas 7y agoHm. Why don't you put together a travel plan? Or why don't you encourage her to do so herself? There are countless blogs recommending very specific itineraries (when to go, which place to sleep at, how much time to see what), yet if you book it yourself, buy the tickets yourself, you won't have that you are the product feeling. * Mountains. There are beautiful and amazing mountains, ridges, peaks, climbs all over the world, not just in the Himalayas. (For example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orla_Per%C4%87 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orla_Per%C4%87 -- affordable as fuck compared to anything else basically, and still pretty challenging, yet no need for sherpas, base camps and O2 bottles.)