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Lesson 1 (from Everest—South—North—Solo)

Objective

In the Everest-South-North-Solo chapter, Reinhold Messner truly identified with the early explorers' feelings that man was "never really content in his mind and at peace with himself when he is not stretching himself out to the full towards this high pinnacle which he has set before him" (p. 7). Indeed, part of Messner's motivation to climb Mount Everest solo was to push himself to the fullest. This lesson will explore how Messner's desire to push himself to the fullest extent of his ability affected his outlook and his dreams.

Lesson

1. Group Activity: List the pros and cons of striving to do your personal best. Why would these pros and cons have been important to Messner?

2. Writing Assignment: Identify at least one instance to this point in the book when one of the people mentioned by Messner completed a task to the very best of his or her...

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