"Mountains are cathedrals: grand and pure, the houses of my religion. I go to them as humans go to worship...From their lofty summits, I view my past, dream of the future, and with unusual acuity I am allowed to experience the present moment. My strength renewed, my vision cleared, in the mountains I celebrate creation. On each journey I am reborn." -Anatoli Boukreev, from his new book.

The book, "Above the Clouds" is published by Saint Martin's Press and includes a foreword by Galen Rowell.  Above the Clouds is a collection of Anatoli's diaries, climbing journals and photographs compiled by Linda Wylie.

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