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Tobias Churton | Crowley In America: Art, Espionage & Sex Magic
Mountaineering as Spiritual Allegory, Crowley's K2 Expedition
Tobias Churton describes how his interest in Aleister Crowley began through mountaineering rather than occultism. He explains that climbing provides a perspective on reality that increases with height, serving as an allegory for the spiritual life. Crowley is noted for launching the first major attempt on K2 in the Himalayas in 1902 alongside Oscar Ekenstein, an event that initially drew Churton to study the figure.