Kílian Jornet Burgada

Entre ser o no ser feliz, entre la vida y la muerte, hay siempre una frontera muy fina. La muerte de su ídolo Stéphane Brosse en una ascensión al Mont Blanc es el punto de partida del nuevo libro de Kilian Jornet. Partiendo de esta experiencia -que forma parte del proyecto personal de coronar las cimas más importantes del planeta corriendo-, descubriremos una historia de aprendizaje vital forjada en el Nepal. Un relato humano y en primera persona con el que, junto a Kilian, todos aprenderemos a perder. PORQUE SOMOS HOMBRES FORJADOS EN SUEÑOS; PORQUE, SI NO SOÑAMOS, ESTAMOS MUERTOS. Tres hombres y una montaña; tres hombres y una aventura imposible. Una expedición al Nepal más indómito, el de los horizontes más lejanos y los picos más remotos, con escaladas inverosímiles, descensos intrépidos, retos, riesgos, peligros y decisiones de vida o muerte. Una expedición que es a la vez una búsqueda, una evasión y un reencuentro, en la que las emociones se multiplican y los sentimientos están a flor de piel; en la que las palabras, los silencios y los recuerdos adquieren nuevas profundidades. Con humildad y sencillez, Kilian Jornet nos invita a correr, a ir más allá y a atrevernos a explorar la frontera que separa la tristeza de la felicidad, la vida de la muerte.… (meer)

There is no denying Kilian Jornet is tough...and maybe just a little crazy. At 18, as a burgeoning athlete, he had an injury so severe he had to have a metal plate surgically implanted around his kneecap, and still he was determined to train. In the third chapter he describes running the 165-mile Tahoe Rim Trail. In the very next chapter...well, I'll let him tell you"...It was the idea I could run across the Pyrenees in seven days" (p 75). See? Told you. Nuts. Just so you know, he ran just under 87 miles that first day. But, what is really cool of Jornet's character (besides the crazy ambition) is his appreciation for the world around him as he runs. He is constantly taking note of the snow-capped mountains, the way sunlight dances on water. He really drinks it in as he runs.

Quotes to inspire, "A day comes in life when you have to decide which train to take, and once you are aboard, there is no point in thinking what might have happened if you had caught a different one" (p 14). Amen to that! Here's another, "A race is a life that is born when you get up in the morning and dies when you cross the finish line" (p 30). I like the finality of that. You do it. You finish it. You're done. Last one, "Everyone can be king of his own castle, but outside he is vulnerable and can lose his way" (p 124). Too true.… (meer)