Art of Freedom: The Life and Climbs of Voytek Kurtyka

Art of Freedom: The Life and Climbs of Voytek Kurtyka

2017 • 326 pages

Great story of an incredible figure in world's climbing and alpinism history. Paints a picture of an inherently conflicted soul. Voyteck all his career was striving for the purest and most in-style performances and in the same time struggling to be as much ego-less as possible. Trying to reach perfection in any discipline is driven by ego which he disdains. We follow the evolution of his philosophy and maturing of ideas which later materializes in a belief that the most powerful force is the act of creation. This belief also gives valuable life lessons to us - the readers.

September 25, 2019