Are Toes Necessary? Bryant Lymburn This weeks reading response focused on the adventure of Herzog and the French expedition to summit Annapurna and the other climbs of Himalayan and Karakorum peaks to follow. As we know these were not the first time these peaks were tempted to be summit-ed. From previous readings we have discussed…
Reading Response
White Spider – Week 6 Reading Response
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Drama on the Eiger The White Spider by Heinrich Harrer depicts many tails, both failures and achievements, as climbers over the last century attempted to climb the north face of the Eiger. As Harrer is one of the men to climb this route successfully and have lived to tell the tale, he writes to commemorate…
Book Review, Week 5
Week 5 – Imperial Ascent Response
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Week 5 Response – Am I manly now? Byrant Lymburn In the early 20th century the nations of the US and Britain pushed to the ever mysterious expanses and great heights being found across the earth. After expeditions by Britain pushed into the Himalayas they were questioned as to why they would ever explore such…
Reading Response, Week 4
Fallen Giants – Week 4 Response
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Week 4 – Reading Response By: Bryant Lymburn In the first half of the book, Fallen Giants, it describes various journeys of mountain expeditions to the Greater Ranges. The book picks up in the later half of the 18th Century and predominately starts with the British intrigue and push into the mountains. This intrigue began…
Reading Response, Week 3
Mountains of the Mind – Week 3
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Week 3 – Reading Response to Mountains of the Mind Bryant Lymburn Robert MacFarlane’s book of Mountains of the Mind describes the mentality of mountain climbing culture through history using the accounts of famous explorers and rich aristocrats, while at the same time combining his personal experiences with the historical accounts. The book focuses on…
Reading Response, Week 2
Mount Analogue – The Meaning of Life?
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Week 2 – Mount Analogue Writing Response By: Bryant Lymburn Mount Analogue is a short story that follows the journey of mountaineers that set out on an expedition that is in search of climbing the tallest mountain in the world. Initially the expedition is faced with the tough task of finding the mythical location that…
Introduction
Introduction
by Bryant Lymburn •
Hello everyone, I’ll start off by saying that my name is Bryant, and I’m probably the oddball out of this entire class. I am currently in my fourth year studying to be a mechanical engineer and am currently on schedule to graduate in May. Growing up in Minnesota mountains are something that eludes almost all…