Musings on Spiritual Matters

by Matthew Morine

Review of “K2″

K2: Life and Death on the World's Most Dangerous MountainThe author Ed Viesturs is a mountaineering legend.  This is the only America to summit all of the 26,000ft mountains in the world.  What makes this man even more special is that he did it without bottled oxygen.  He is a beast.  In his second book, K2 he explores the great history of this dangerous mountain.  On this mountain, Viesturs learned valuable lessons.  He pushed himself beyond his limits and almost never returned.  He has a motto of “The summit is optional, but getting home is not.”  In these pages you learn of a man who loves mountains, but really he is more than that.  He is a compassionate and good human-being.  He has ethics.  He has concern for others.  In a sport of ego’s, he has put others ahead of himself.  The book will hold your attention, it will make you feel like you are hanging on the side of the mountain with the “great motivator” overlooking you.  Viesturs is one of the few people I really want to meet in life.  He is the man!

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About The Author

Matthew is originally from Nova Scotia, Canada. He has a beautiful wife named Charity and a precious baby named Gabrielle. He has graduated from the Brown Trail School of Preaching, Heritage Christian University with his Bachelors of Arts in Biblical Studies, Lipscomb University with his Master’s of Arts in Biblical Studies and his Master’s of Divinity at Freed-Hardeman University. He is presently working towards his Doctorate of Ministry at Harding Graduate School of Religion. His articles have appeared in the World Evangelist, the Highway to Holiness, The West Virginia Christian, The Christian Echo, The Firm Foundation, Church Growth, and the Gospel Advocate. He enjoys hockey, golf, boxing, and chess. In his spare time he enjoys reading numerous genres of books. Also, he is working on climbing all of the 14ers in Colorado. Matthew is the Pulpit Minister for the Castle Rock church of Christ.

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  1. Matthew says:
    December 18, 2009 at 12:05 pm

    I almost got to meet him. He was in Aspen for a weekend, but I just returned from a trip to two fourteeners, and did not have the time to go up to see him. Hopefully, he will be back in Colorado soon.

  2. Dale Sadler says:
    December 18, 2009 at 2:37 pm

    His motto is why he is still alive. Too many hikers keep going even though all factors are against them and they die because of it.

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