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  • But in the climbing ecstasy of thought,Ere consummation, ere the final peak,Come hours like this…
    Assoc for Scottish LiteratureS Assoc for Scottish Literature

    “To aim for the highest point is not the only way to climb a mountain”

    —Jo Milne celebrates Nan Shepherd’s achievements as an author, a poet, an editor, & an inspiring lecturer & traveller who loved literature & landscape

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    ‘To aim for the highest point is not the only way to climb a mountain’

    Exploring the life and work of Nan Shepherd - one of the University's first female authors and much-celebrated writer.

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    #Scottish #literature #poem #poetry #mountains #cairngorms #NanShepherd #climbing #20thcentury #womenwriters #naturewriting #InternationalMountainDay

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  • But in the climbing ecstasy of thought,Ere consummation, ere the final peak,Come hours like this…
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    “At a time of global ecological crisis … her intuitive understanding of the landscape & the rhythms of nature is both a clarion call & a balm for the soul”

    —Scott Lyall on Nan Shepherd’s THE LIVING MOUNTAIN

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    The Living Mountain: in an age of ecological crisis, Nan Shepherd’s nature writing is more relevant than ever

    Writing vividly about her beloved Aberdeenshire landscape has reconnected many readers and writers to nature, underscoring the need to protect our fragile environment.

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    #Scottish #literature #poem #poetry #mountains #cairngorms #NanShepherd #climbing #20thcentury #womenwriters #naturewriting #InternationalMountainDay #environmentalism

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  • But in the climbing ecstasy of thought,Ere consummation, ere the final peak,Come hours like this…
    Assoc for Scottish LiteratureS Assoc for Scottish Literature

    But in the climbing ecstasy of thought,
    Ere consummation, ere the final peak,
    Come hours like this…

    —Nan Shepherd, “Summit of Coire Etchachan”
    published in WANDERERS: A History of Women Walking, by Kerri Andrews

    Today, 11 December, is International Mountain Day

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    #Scottish #literature #poem #poetry #mountains #cairngorms #NanShepherd #climbing #20thcentury #womenwriters #naturewriting #InternationalMountainDay

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