Walden is a transcendental book - a word that scares most folks. Nearly all transcendentalist doctrines stem from the division of reality into a realm of spirit and a realm of matter. Such a division is made by many of the great religions of the world. But that's not at all what it was about. And in the same way, Mountainfreak is not about mountains.
Mountains are metaphors.
And I guess you could say the physical and energetic qualities of the mountains are our vehicle for searching for truth. I guess that makes us Transcendentalists. I welcome you onboard that journey.