The Adventure Alternative
The Adventure Alternative by Colin Mortlock, published by COLIN MORTLOCK in 1987, is a 160-page exploration of the challenges and rewards of engaging with the natural environment. This second edition delves into the mindset required for adventure, emphasizing the importance of embracing fear, uncertainty, and discomfort as part of the journey. Mortlock presents a perspective that highlights the balance between these initial challenges and the eventual exhilaration and joy that come from overcoming them.
Readers will find insights into the transformative nature of adventure, which can take various forms, whether above, on, or below ground or water. The book encourages a deep engagement with the wilderness, framing it as a “University of Wilderness” where personal growth and self-discovery are paramount. Through this exploration, Mortlock invites readers to reflect on their capabilities and the emotional landscape of adventure, making it a thoughtful resource for those interested in travel and outdoor experiences.
Official synopsis Publisher
“To adventure in the natural environment is consciously to take up a challenge that will demand the best of our capabilities – physically, mentally and emotionally. It is a state of mind that will initially accept unpleasant feelings of fear, uncertainty and discomfort and the need for luck, because we instinctively know that, if we are successful, these will be counterbalanced by opposite feelings of exhilaration and joy. This journey with a degree of uncertainty in the ‘University of Wilderness’ may be of any length in terms of distance or time; in any dimension – above, on or below ground or water.” – taken from http://www.cicerone.co.uk/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_Techniques_and_Education_31.html.
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