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Musings on Bone Games

February 28, 2008

I know my limitations, and I was climbing way, way beyond them. One small part of me trembled with fear and fatigue, cried out to be rescued, to be whisked away to any place other then this bleak precipice. The rest, confident, full of an unsane joy, revelled in the animal dance of survival, admired the brilliant crystals in the granite, the drunken calligraphy of ice crystals… was totally possessed by the act of mountaineering, rejoiced in the immense vertigo of the place. It was like certain dreams I have had…

 

“Bone Games”  by Rob Shultheis           Quote was taken from the

Summit Stones  &  Adventure Musings Blog 


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Written by Jason A. Hendricks · Filed Under Bone Games, Rob Shultheis, Summit Stones, Summit Stones & Adventure Musings |  

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One Response to “Musings on Bone Games”

  1. DSD on March 3rd, 2008 9:59 am

    Hi Jason,
    I do believe that this great book is still available, likely through Amazon. It is a powerful tome…
    I can tell the number of times I have mused through it by the colors of ink in the many notes I have made…
    Enjoy!
    DSD

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