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Follow Bangs on a quest to discover the roots of adventure travel and to search for what philosophers and poets of earlier times called the sublime. This search for a deeper connection takes him to the scenic splendor of Switzerland. He begins in Lucerne with stops at Mr. Pilatus and nearby Entlebuch Valley, travels to St. Moritz, and boards the famous Glacier Express train. He side trips to the Jungfrau region, and finally lands in Zermatt to experience the rapture of a deadly mountain that helped change our perception of nature the Matterhorn.If there is one word that writers through the centuries have used to describe the great peaks, the glaciers, waterfalls, and grand scenery of Switzerland, it is the word sublime. Many consider Switzerland the birthplace of adventure travel, the wellspring for ecotourism, the spur for organized tours into the wilds. But what is it that makes this vault of Nature so sublime? In fact what exactly does sublime mean, and what is its sensibilities and applications here and now?

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