Evola articulates the close relationship between the physical rigors of Mountain Climbing and the ascent of the initiate toward self-transcendence.
For Evola the physical conQuest of a mountain, with all the courage, self-transcendence and mental lucidity that it entails, becomes an inseparable and complementary part of Spiritual awaken.
Julius Evola, a leading exponent of esoteric thought, was also an ardent Mountain climber who personally scaled the peaks of the Tyrols, Alps, and Dolomites.
Evola articulates the close relationship between the physical rigors of Mountain Climbing and the ascent of the initiate toward self-transcendence