To Reach the Clouds by Philippe Petit
Author:Philippe Petit
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Published: 2011-06-30T16:00:00+00:00
So here I am, just days before the walk, often till two in the morning, attempting to make sense of the elements upon which my life depends.
Who believes that?
As if the weather—or anything, or anyone—could stop me now!
NOBODY’S FAULT
I have those rare moments when I contemplate the equipment. They are precious to me. I let my hands, my eyes distractedly brush by, surveying the tools of the trade. Call it technical daydreaming: a way for me to show appreciation for the craftsman’s tools, sometimes subconsciously pursuing a solution, considering an improvement, foreseeing the perfect rigging, imagining the outcome, being satisfied.
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