Mountain Climbing
This past week saw the celebration and 50th anniversary of Edmund Hilary's and Tensing Norgay's climb to the top of Mount Everest. I was listening to one of the stories, being told by mountain climbers. What I found interesting was the way mountain climbing was described as "conquering" the highest peak on earth, and how preparation for a climb was described as an "assault" on a mountain. And then we name a mountain typically after some person we wish to honour.
Then someone pointed out that the Nepalese name for Mount Everest meant something like "Divine Godess of the Universe".
Says something about our way of thinking in the West, I reckon.
This past week saw the celebration and 50th anniversary of Edmund Hilary's and Tensing Norgay's climb to the top of Mount Everest. I was listening to one of the stories, being told by mountain climbers. What I found interesting was the way mountain climbing was described as "conquering" the highest peak on earth, and how preparation for a climb was described as an "assault" on a mountain. And then we name a mountain typically after some person we wish to honour.
Then someone pointed out that the Nepalese name for Mount Everest meant something like "Divine Godess of the Universe".
Says something about our way of thinking in the West, I reckon.
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