tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8455284570156061492.post6425217576806204267..comments2024-03-13T19:15:16.820+01:00Comments on KABLOONAS: EXPAND YOUR LIBRARY (Edited version)Andrés Paredeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17283802897907742244noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8455284570156061492.post-10226108127406971812012-09-20T23:20:10.927+02:002012-09-20T23:20:10.927+02:00I don't think anyone else could have said it b...I don't think anyone else could have said it better, Andres! I share the same sentiments: the dangerous beauty of the mountains AND the polar climes is irresistible. Jaeschylushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12204972787032135611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8455284570156061492.post-77257062170374683462012-09-20T09:13:53.751+02:002012-09-20T09:13:53.751+02:00As Jaeschylus rightly said in the previous post, t...As Jaeschylus rightly said in the previous post, the arctic can be a very cruel place. But both, its history and the arctic itself, are fascinating and adictive.<br /><br />I suppose that those who have been in the arctic and have received "The call of the north" know well why they repeat their visits to this places. I´ve never been there but I received once "The call of the mountains" and I think that I can understand the feeling in a far similar way.<br /><br />In a different sense, all of us, the people which are inmersed in the reading of journals writen a century before, have somehow received that "call" but shouted from a long distance, enough however, to be, nearly obsessed with this issues.<br /><br />I compare it with the mountains which I know better, and though different, they share some of their cruelties and add others. In the case of the arctic in the previous centuries: Scurvy, lack of accurate maps, suitable means to orient you, lack of food, walls of ice trying to capture you, and a long etc. In the case of the mountains, you have to add avalanches, fallen rocks, sudden weather changes, etc. <br /><br />Both histories are full of adventures, rough and gallant people, anecdotes, and even murders, politics, intrigues and ardent love stories.<br /><br />That´s the reason I am so hooked to this kind of readings.Andrés Paredeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17283802897907742244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8455284570156061492.post-37952335622534472622012-09-20T04:58:32.442+02:002012-09-20T04:58:32.442+02:00Speaking of reading ancient journals, just the oth...Speaking of reading ancient journals, just the other day I was reading Parry's from the 1824 expedition and read aloud the portion about the men and their undergarments freezing, to my mother -she wondered why I was reading about dead guys bits freezing - I looked at her said, 'duh, it's history!' <br /><br />Back to the post; what a pretty cover 'Farthest North' had! W^o^WNoeliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09306686597401954982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8455284570156061492.post-43652403465215205722012-09-18T21:51:42.918+02:002012-09-18T21:51:42.918+02:00Yes, it is a curious feeling. But I have to say th...Yes, it is a curious feeling. But I have to say that I am still buying through Amazon. In Spain, finding any of this jewels is nearly impossible, even the modern arctic books are hard to find. When you find one, as it happened to me yesterday, it is like finding an egg in a nest, which it is at the same time in the bottom of a well, which it is at the same time in the court yard of a castle, which it is at the same time on the top of a mountain, w.i.i.a.t.s.t. in a far kingdom, etc.<br /><br />So this afternoon I´ve received "Unravelling the Franklin Mistery" from Amazon...ejem, ejem. For me, at least, It is a necessity using this kind of modern and cold methods anyway, you know. The great thing is that ... I HAVE THE COVETED BOOK!!!!Andrés Paredeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17283802897907742244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8455284570156061492.post-39511001697132314932012-09-18T19:25:04.892+02:002012-09-18T19:25:04.892+02:00Beautiful post, Andres, and so true! It is a magic...Beautiful post, Andres, and so true! It is a magical feeling to hold an old, worn book in your hands. The electronic versions pale in comparison. I'm going to love browsing that website!Jaeschylushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12204972787032135611noreply@blogger.com