TCG: Lessons From Everest

Lessons From Everest

Exploring the (clichéd?) metaphor of climbing mountains

As we emerge from the COVID pandemic (while confronting new waves and inequities), what have we learned? Where have we stumbled, and are we doomed to repeat it? Using Jon Krakaur’s Into Thin Air, and other tomes and TV shows about the pleasures and perils of climbing Chomolungma, this week Leigh dissects the lessons around us. It’s not too late to look back … so we can look ahead.

(Photos © FreeImages/Pål Anders Martinussen and Tom Romig)

To skip the intro, fast forward to the 2:24 mark.