La via per la montagna

“The only thing I wanted to do was sleep. However, I was certain that if I let myself go, that would be the last time.” In 1998 Paul Pritchard was climbing a rocky pinnacle-shaped stack called the Totem Pole in Tasmania when a loose stone hit him straight on the head. During the long waits for help, between life and death, Pritchard managed to move forward with the promise that, given the chance, he would "at least try to live". Left hemiplegic due to that accident, Pritchard has spent the last two decades trying to live by facing seemingly impossible adventures after an injury of that magnitude and delving into the recesses of a mind almost clouded by his passion for climbing. Not satisfied with simply surviving, Pritchard finds ways to return to his old life, cycling across Tibet, expanding his mind with grueling meditation courses, revisiting the past and understanding his attraction to risk. Finally, he returns to climb the Totem Pole, the place where his life had almost come to an end. The Way to the Mountain is an adventure book like no other, the exploration of a healing brain, a journey into philosophy and psychology, a test of will and a triumph of hope.