Mountaineering from the couch: A purpose to existence is found, lost and found again

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Mountaineering from the couch: A purpose to existence is found, lost and found again

2 August 2023

Lucy O'Hagan

Wednesday 2 August 2023, 01:30 AM

David Vass brings the reader right into the mountaineer’s experience – the crampon crunch, the sweat, the rock surface thousands of metres below [Image: Supplied. Cover art by Diana Adams]

Lucy O’Hagan finds herself gripped by a mountaineer’s story that has much to teach the medical professional

"I’ll do the dishes later. I’m just climbing Mt Cook.” My partner looked at me oddly. I’m not a mountaineer. I was on the couch reading Dave Vass’

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