‘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.
General
| Imprint: |
Vertebrate Publishing
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
May 2023 |
| First published: |
2021 |
| Authors: |
Paul Pritchard
|
| Foreword by: |
Hazel Findlay
|
| Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 12mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
192 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-83981-093-0 |
| Categories: |
Books
Promotions
|
| LSN: |
1-83981-093-9 |
| Barcode: |
9781839810930 |
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