The Mountain Path: A climber's journey through life and death by Paul Pritchard (Hardcover, 2021)

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The Mountain Path: A climber's journey through life and death by Paul Pritchard. Brand New. What a read, from the man who suffered life changing injuries on The Totem Pole in Tasmania, Australia. The accident 'turned' Paul into a brilliant writer as it spawned the book The Totem Pole which in my opinion is right up there in the climbing literary world.

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'All I wanted to do was go to sleep. And I was certain that if I did drift off, it would be for the last time.' In 1998, Paul Pritchard was struck on the head by a falling rock as he climbed a sea stack in Tasmania called the Totem Pole. Close to death, waiting for hours for rescue, Pritchard kept himself going with a promise that given the chance, he would 'at least attempt to live'. Left hemiplegic by his injury, Pritchard has spent the last two decades attempting to live, taking on adventures that seemed impossible for someone so badly injured while plumbing the depths of a mind almost snuffed out by his passion for climbing. Not content to simply survive, Pritchard finds ways to return to his old life, cycling across Tibet and expanding his mind on gruelling meditation courses, revisiting the past and understanding his compulsion for risk. Finally, he returns to climb the Totem Pole, the place where his life was almost extinguished. The Mountain Path is an adventure book like no other, an exploration of a healing brain, a journey into philosophy and psychology, a test of will and a triumph of hope.