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Nature's Highs |
| Section: NATURAL SCIENCE / NATURE WALK |
| Author: Ian Skilling |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 1/1/1997 |
| Size: 1,633 Words, 10,237 Characters |
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Mountains hold a special fascination for many people. Most of those who go trekking or climbing enjoy a heightened sense of being alive. But for some, the impact is more profound. In the words of British mountaineer Wilfred Noyce, "We are doing what we came into the world to do. We are affected not only by the beauty or majesty of our environment, but by a total something in it, which has been calling to us from all time."
Mountains have not been universally regarded as places to seek out. Western society's appreciation of them appears to have developed in the eighteenth century. Prior to this, many did not disguise their distaste for mountains. For instance, in 1697, Ralph Thoresby described the peaks of the English Lake District as "dreadful fells, hideous waste, terrible rocks, and g...
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...arning to evacuate over a million people from the Naples area.
For many, mountains' greatest attraction derives from their aesthetic appeal. Their expansive beauty and majesty have often stimulated a sense of joy, if not deep spiritual refreshment, among those who walk and climb them. Mountains are clearly very special places, and we should do all we can to protect them and their wildlife.
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