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One of my favourite books is Georges Perec’s W, or the Memory of Childhood (1975), which intertwines two stories: a fragmentary, dispassionately observed account of Perec’s childhood experience in the lead up to WWII; and a fictional account of a … Continue reading
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I realise that I have been a climber for close to 25 years. Never been a great climber – my hardest ascent was a soft-touch 25 – but back in the early 1990s I established a bunch of routes down … Continue reading
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There may be a need to say a few words generally. Specifically, perhaps, something about the notion of a line. During the mid-19th century, when climbing first emerged as a dedicated leisure pursuit (distinct from religious pilgrimage or scientific exploration), … Continue reading
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My previous post focused on the small details of an ascent of an unheralded boulder in the bush just behind my home. My emphasis was upon representing the climb as a particular algorithmic procedure and upon depicting something of the … Continue reading
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Been a few days and I haven’t felt like writing. Rapidly ascending that small steep boulder problem has left me uncertain what to do next. I can’t even bother to watch Biggest Loser. In fact, I have already missed the … Continue reading