"Why I Climb Mountains" by Paul Petzoldt - Collier's Magazine 1949

This is the third and last of a series of old magazines featuring Paul Petzoldt and/or the National Outdoor Leadership School. This article appeared when I was all of two months old. Colliers had long gone out of business by the time I was regularly reading magazines. Paul was 41 years old when this was written. I have to say that I was disappointed by the content. It isn't very insightful as to why people climb mountains. Maybe that's a topic I should tackle in a future blog post. What do you think? Why do you climb mountains?

To read the other articles click on the links below:
Article 1 - Life Magazine - 1969

Article 2 - Field & Stream - 1972