Vertical Dreams Origins: The Call of the Impossible

By Hernan de Lahitte

Vertical Dreams Origins is the Anniversary Edition of Vertical Dreams-a book rewritten with today's eyes, not to revise history, but to let the story breathe differently.

These pages follow an inner journey shaped by altitude, effort, and silence. They tell of ultradistance, mountaineering, and the fragile line between pushing forward and knowing when to stop. More than a record of goals achieved, this is a record of what keeps echoing afterward: the questions that appear on long climbs, the lessons hidden inside failure, and the moments of clarity that only arrive when the body is exhausted and the mind is finally quiet.

From the Himalaya-with Everest, Lhotse, and Ama Dablam on the horizon-to decisive turns where retreat becomes wisdom, the mountain is always more than scenery: it is mirror, teacher, and test.

This Anniversary Edition includes:

Rewritten chapters with more fluid, cinematic proseNew passages and deeper reflectionsRebuilt scenes that preserve the original structure while expanding its emotional range

If you read the first edition, you'll discover a renewed book-more visual, more introspective, and more alive. If this is your first time stepping into this world, welcome.

Because beyond the mountains, this book is about the call of the impossible-and the quiet transformation that begins the moment we choose to answer.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GCH4V6CJ
• ISBN13: 9798241071453
• Release Date: December 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"