Comments on: The Crucible and the Rat http://i-cjw.com/blog/2009/02/09/the-crucible-and-the-rat/ Sun, 13 May 2012 20:52:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Sonja http://i-cjw.com/blog/2009/02/09/the-crucible-and-the-rat/comment-page-1/#comment-60056 Sonja Sat, 31 Dec 2011 04:30:41 +0000 http://i-cjw.com/blog/2009/02/09/the-crucible-and-the-rat/#comment-60056 Thank you for writing this blog. I love Japan, I love climbing, you inspire me to combine both and go climb in Japan. Thank you for writing this blog. I love Japan, I love climbing, you inspire me to combine both and go climb in Japan.

]]> By: I-CJW http://i-cjw.com/blog/2009/02/09/the-crucible-and-the-rat/comment-page-1/#comment-18151 I-CJW Tue, 17 Mar 2009 12:54:39 +0000 http://i-cjw.com/blog/2009/02/09/the-crucible-and-the-rat/#comment-18151 Hi Mikael - yup, felt good to feed the ole' rat. But it's getting hungry again... :-) Hi Mikael – yup, felt good to feed the ole’ rat. But it’s getting hungry again… :-)

]]> By: Mikael http://i-cjw.com/blog/2009/02/09/the-crucible-and-the-rat/comment-page-1/#comment-16472 Mikael Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:30:26 +0000 http://i-cjw.com/blog/2009/02/09/the-crucible-and-the-rat/#comment-16472 Recently came across this blog, and as the rest have pointed out, it's high quality stuff. Looking forward to read more in the future. Anyway, this story really hit it home for me. Now I know where my recent restlesness is coming from: This rat hasn't been properly fed for almost two years. Just given some snacks, which tasted good at the moment, but didn't make the hunger go away. It's time to start planning for the summer and autumn. Recently came across this blog, and as the rest have pointed out, it’s high quality stuff. Looking forward to read more in the future.

Anyway, this story really hit it home for me. Now I know where my recent restlesness is coming from: This rat hasn’t been properly fed for almost two years. Just given some snacks, which tasted good at the moment, but didn’t make the hunger go away. It’s time to start planning for the summer and autumn.

]]> By: I-CJW http://i-cjw.com/blog/2009/02/09/the-crucible-and-the-rat/comment-page-1/#comment-14692 I-CJW Sun, 01 Mar 2009 12:53:09 +0000 http://i-cjw.com/blog/2009/02/09/the-crucible-and-the-rat/#comment-14692 Thank you, David, your support & kind words mean a lot to me. Sometimes it's good to get out, sometimes it's good to sit & read. But the best times are when you sit & read, and then feel inspired to get out! Thank you, David, your support & kind words mean a lot to me. Sometimes it’s good to get out, sometimes it’s good to sit & read. But the best times are when you sit & read, and then feel inspired to get out!

]]> By: David H. http://i-cjw.com/blog/2009/02/09/the-crucible-and-the-rat/comment-page-1/#comment-13417 David H. Fri, 27 Feb 2009 14:43:28 +0000 http://i-cjw.com/blog/2009/02/09/the-crucible-and-the-rat/#comment-13417 "Inspiration"---a fitting tag as your blog is the best of its type I have ever seen. Always well written and beautifully photographed. I feel guilty about just sitting here reading it instead of being out doing it. “Inspiration”—a fitting tag as your blog is the best of its type I have ever seen. Always well written and beautifully photographed. I feel guilty about just sitting here reading it instead of being out doing it.

]]> By: I-CJW http://i-cjw.com/blog/2009/02/09/the-crucible-and-the-rat/comment-page-1/#comment-10278 I-CJW Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:56:40 +0000 http://i-cjw.com/blog/2009/02/09/the-crucible-and-the-rat/#comment-10278 Fallforniagara - thank you! Peter - that's a great quote. I had to read it a couple of times for the full implication and meaning to sink in. You're dead right, though. There's few answers about yourself that can't be found in a near-vertical world of ice and snow, far above "civilisation". Fallforniagara – thank you!

Peter – that’s a great quote. I had to read it a couple of times for the full implication and meaning to sink in. You’re dead right, though. There’s few answers about yourself that can’t be found in a near-vertical world of ice and snow, far above “civilisation”.

]]> By: Peter Skov http://i-cjw.com/blog/2009/02/09/the-crucible-and-the-rat/comment-page-1/#comment-10277 Peter Skov Tue, 17 Feb 2009 02:29:54 +0000 http://i-cjw.com/blog/2009/02/09/the-crucible-and-the-rat/#comment-10277 Cathars. No edit button after one hits "post". Cathars. No edit button after one hits “post”.

]]> By: Peter Skov http://i-cjw.com/blog/2009/02/09/the-crucible-and-the-rat/comment-page-1/#comment-10276 Peter Skov Tue, 17 Feb 2009 02:29:00 +0000 http://i-cjw.com/blog/2009/02/09/the-crucible-and-the-rat/#comment-10276 Just thought I's share this sentence from a book about the Cathar's I am reading by Jean Markale as the sentence reminded me of this post. The sentence was part of a paragraph about the significance of the symbolism of the North and also of Montsegur in the Pyrenees. "The main goal is to scale the flanks of the mountain in order to emerge into full light." With so many people spiritually seeking in this world, don't you feel that climbing mountains has satisfied the answers your soul seeks? Just thought I’s share this sentence from a book about the Cathar’s I am reading by Jean Markale as the sentence reminded me of this post. The sentence was part of a paragraph about the significance of the symbolism of the North and also of Montsegur in the Pyrenees.

“The main goal is to scale the flanks of the mountain in order to emerge into full light.”

With so many people spiritually seeking in this world, don’t you feel that climbing mountains has satisfied the answers your soul seeks?

]]> By: fallforniagara http://i-cjw.com/blog/2009/02/09/the-crucible-and-the-rat/comment-page-1/#comment-10274 fallforniagara Mon, 16 Feb 2009 22:52:40 +0000 http://i-cjw.com/blog/2009/02/09/the-crucible-and-the-rat/#comment-10274 Your pictures are truly inspiring. Great stuff. Your pictures are truly inspiring. Great stuff.

]]> By: I-CJW http://i-cjw.com/blog/2009/02/09/the-crucible-and-the-rat/comment-page-1/#comment-9919 I-CJW Sat, 14 Feb 2009 09:38:21 +0000 http://i-cjw.com/blog/2009/02/09/the-crucible-and-the-rat/#comment-9919 Ah, in that case it gets even more confusing. I think about trading when I'm in the mountains, and about mountains when I'm trading...! Ah, in that case it gets even more confusing. I think about trading when I’m in the mountains, and about mountains when I’m trading…!

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