Since Nietzsche’s death, the mountain has attracted a number of other pilgrims, most recently Alain de Botton, who makes the point, echoing Nietzsche, that breathtaking vistas are reached only through arduous climbs: “Fulfillment is reached by responding wisely to difficulties that could tear one apart. Squeamish spirits may be tempted to pull out the molar at once or come off Piz Corvatsch on the lower slopes. Nietzsche urged us to endure.”
