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He sat on a rock and pulled out the gray logbook. He’d filled 187 pages. The last entry was from yesterday:

“Came here to conquer. Learned to listen instead.”

The log demanded specificity. No more “climbed something hard.” It asked for heart rate zones, vertical gain per hour, rest ratios, and something called “aerobic deficiency” – a diagnosis that hit like a piton to the chest. You think you’re fit because you can suffer. Suffering is not fitness. Fitness is the ability to recover before the next move.

This is a short story inspired by the title The New Alpinism Training Log . The journal arrived on a Tuesday, wrapped in brown paper. Leo turned it over in his hands. The cover was a matte, weather-resistant gray, the spine reinforced. Embossed in small, sans-serif letters: The New Alpinism Training Log .

Leo snorted. But he kept reading.

“Tomorrow: solo, East Couloir. Weather stable. Objective hazard low. Subjective readiness: 9/10. Not because I’m strong. Because I know what I don’t know.”

Morning: 2 hrs Z2, 400m vert. Felt stupid. Want to sprint. Didn’t. Afternoon: 4x4 min Z5 on stairmill. Knee sore but stable.

He closed the log. The mountain didn’t care. But Leo did. For the first time, that was enough.

Leo uncapped his pencil. He wrote the date, the route, the time. For “Notes,” he wrote just one line:

“Alpinism is not an act of violence against the mountain,” it read. “It is a sustained conversation with physics and physiology. Train accordingly.”

“I’m just… counting,” Leo said. He was. In his head: Steps per minute. Breathing cycles. Heartbeats. The log had taught him that the mountain wasn’t the opponent. His own dysregulated nervous system was.

The log became a quiet ritual. Mornings, he’d sit with black coffee and a pencil, reviewing yesterday’s numbers. The boxes for “Perceived Effort” and “Objective Load” forced a kind of honesty he’d never practiced. He realized he’d been lying to himself for a decade—confusing panic with intensity, fear with focus.

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Shakespeare Video Collection

Showcasing behind-the-scenes videos at the Globe, candid interviews with renowned Shakespeare actors and directors, as well as controversial adaptations of the Bard, the Shakespeare video collection is an ideal resource for students, academics, and practitioners. Rare documentary footage focuses on the Globe’s status as a unique theatrical institution, whilst the collection’s critical commentaries aim to demystify and illuminate Shakespeare’s most challenging works.

Paterson Joseph starring as Brutus in the production Julius Caesar for the Shakespeare Video Collection
Fiona Shaw starring in Deborah Warner’s adapation of Richard II for the Shakespeare Video Collection
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This collection features:

  • The captivating documentary Muse of Fire, which follows actors Giles Terera and Dan Poole across the world as they question theatre luminaries such as Sir Ian McKellen, Dame Judi Dench, Tom Hiddleston, and Baz Luhrman about what Shakespeare means to them
  • Several filmed adaptations of Hamlet, ranging from a 1940’s retelling set in post-war London, to slapstick Shakespeare in Hamlet Stooged!, and a musical rendition, Heavy Metal Hamlet, performed by the experimental Australian theatre troupe, OzFrank
  • The 1997 screen version of Deborah Warner’s controversial adaptation of Richard II, featuring Fiona Shaw in the titular role
  • Adaptations of Macbeth, including Gregory Doran’s acclaimed RSC production with cast and director interviews and OzFrank’s inversion of the classic: Voodoo Macbeth

This collection includes rare footage, often from smaller theatre troupes whose experimental interpretations can provide a more comprehensive understanding of theatre in general and of particular plays. Please note that smaller theatre companies sometimes have lower budgets, which can impact production values.

Synchronised transcripts and closed captions for this collection are being added to videos on a rolling basis. All videos will have transcripts by December 2023. Where films in these collections are in a language other than English, captions will appear on the video and may not always be accessible to screen readers. the new alpinism training log