Mystical
T the time when the Notornis was re-discovered in a valley which had scarcely been seen by European eyes, I could not help reflecting on the rush of almost mystical feeling which must have overtaken the Naturalists as they gazed on this virgin tract of country. On mentioning this to an Alpine enthusiast he suggested that the sate experience Overtook ofie upon conquering a hitherto unclimbed peak. "What a pity," I said, "that our alpine climbers don’t turf their experiences into memorable prose and poetry." He replied that mountaineers would think this sentimental. Words failed me at this point. But now that Dr. N. E. Odell has drawn out the religious and mystical implications of mountain climbing, recalling the Periclean speech with which General Smuts unveiled a memorial on Table Mountain to Alpiners who had-died for their country, it appears that all climbers are not embarrassed by their own enthusiasm. In the first of Dr. Odell’s talks from 3YC eloquence and high feelings were not confused with sentimentality and one
hopes that the talk may go some way towards unlocking those rich hearts which till now have barrenly shored up
their experience,
Westcliff
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 26, Issue 655, 25 January 1952, Page 10
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194Mystical New Zealand Listener, Volume 26, Issue 655, 25 January 1952, Page 10
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