In this essay Michael draws on some contemporary texts by Duncan Minshull, Erling Kagge and Rebecca Solnit as he meanders to the conclusion that as a writer, when he walks he can’t help working. I admire this passage. What Kagge wants to stress, though, is that he writes in reaction to the modern menaces ofContinue reading “Article: The Unbearable Smugness of Walking. MICHAEL LAPOINTE.”
Category Archives: Philosophy
Erling Kagge Walking One Step At A Time
Erling Kagge is an adventurer, philosopher and father. In 2019 he released his book “Walking: One step at a time” Brett Mackey at the Art of Manliness spends 45 minutes speaking with Erling talking about walking.
Perfect Motion – Jono Lineen
Author Jono Lineen has recently released a new book entitled “Perfect Motion”. Core business for the Order of Walkers. He talks to Hilary Harper on Radio National about his pursuit.
The Blue Sky Life
On WALKING and TALKING
I present this essay on walking and talking by E Kaye from the Melbourne Bushwalkers in the 1954 no 5 edition of the “Walk” magazine. We have been walking for a long time, we have been walking for millions of years. We have walked a long way. It took us a long time to walkContinue reading “On WALKING and TALKING”
Walking the Camino – Six ways to Santiago
“A bad day for the ego is a good day for the soul” This is a quote from one of the walkers in the documentary and is the first time I have heard it. At times it felt voyeuristic to be watching the raw honesty of these pilgrims as their camino unraveled. The cinematography isContinue reading “Walking the Camino – Six ways to Santiago”
The Wander Society
Do a keyword search on “the wander society” and your first hit will be the book by Kerri Smith. You will then stumble upon an obscure black and white site. At some point you’ll be watching a vimeo video and for the next few days you’ll be processing what the hell it is you stumbledContinue reading “The Wander Society”
Walking Talking Writing
An item of interest from the University of Auckland. New Zealand
Why do we walk?
This question sits with the Order of Walkers. Even after a most difficult walk and the passage of time, we are drawn to a new invitation to wander. I am presenting a response by Norman Richards of the Melbourne Bushwalkers in the 1953 edition no 4 of the “Walk” magazine. Not much has changed. ThisContinue reading “Why do we walk?”
The Order Of Walkers 