I read the "Kyokuyako" written by
Yusuke Kakuhata, a non-fiction writer and an explorer.
In a TV program, Kakuhata once said,
"I feel that adventures and explorations are similar to pilgrimages in
religion." "Maybe I want to relive experiences of ancient hunting
people." When he said these, his straight eye seemed to have a subtle
fear, which might be an awe of nature.
For someone like me who are blessed with
the sun for granted every day, the lonely darkness for months was far beyond my
understanding. But Kakuhata's clear vocabulary, sensitive depictions of scenes and realistic
mental sceneries made me feel fulfillment as if I traveled together with him. His
exploration itself was not only stoic, but there were several funny episodes,
and he even wrote embarrassing information honestly, which was graceful. While
reading the book, I experienced a strange feeling that my main purpose of life
is the "exploration" in the book, and other everyday things seemed footnotes
to me.
Following are excerpts from the book.
"The dog has quickly become
debilitated due to reduced feed and moving along at once. Although it is a dog breed that is
resistant to cold weather, it did heavy labor as low as minus 30 degrees C. Its
ribs stood out, around its waist got thin, muscles around legs to buttocks were lost entirely. Every time I
check it while petting its whole body, I pitied it and I was near to tears."
As for the descriptions of the dog, it has
been like a little dispassionate. But when I read this part at last, I really
felt relief because I found that he also had a caring kind side. Meanwhile,
Kakuhata tweeted the other day, "I swallowed a gastric camera for the
first time. It was painful." I thought he is actually an ordinary person.
Next, I will read another book by him,
"Uncharted five miles", which is the records about that Kakuhata challenged world's biggest
Tsangpo Grand Canyon in Tibet. His writing is very interesting, so I want to
read from one to the next, which is highly addictive. (H.S)
The rightmost dog is the one traveled with
Kakuhata
(The photo is from Kakuhata's Twitter @kakuhatayusuke)
Kakuhata is making a new sledge.
(The photo is from Kakuhata's Twitter @kakuhatayusuke)
[Video] Interview with Yusuke Kakuhata,
explorer-Challenge to polar night- (including video clips that Kakuhata himself
shot) (11'44")
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