The Nunatak

Miles Fullman has been a climber for most of his life, calling Yosemite home during the summer for the last eight years and planning expeditions during the winters. In the last few years he has increasingly focused on practicing his writing and photography to share his experiences and get others excited to pursue dreams of their own.

In “Nuuttuittuq,” Miles’s meditation on life, climbing, and love, he muses:

“Polaris: the North Star. The Inuit name for this beacon is Nuuttuittuq, literally translating as “the one that never moves.” Such constancy amid ceaseless change has appealed to all eras of history. We are always in search of something to set a course by, something larger than ourselves by which we might live with certainty and conviction. To the wayward spirit, there is something irresistibly alluring about heading due North in search of a real adventure.”

Read the rest of Mile’s essay in Issue III of The Nunatak.