Can Principles of Mountaineering Help in Recovery from Mental Illness?

The picture shows me standing on top of the summit of Cotopaxi (19,347 ft.) in Ecuador (Allow me just a little bit of self indulgence here). I spent less than 2 minutes on the top and had to make arrangements to safely descend. All I had was a brief ‘dopamine squirt’ providing me with a mild dose of euphoria. Was this the most valuable part of the journey? You can read the full article here.

This article is written by Dr Sanil Rege. Sanil is a Consultant Psychiatrist at Vita Healthcare in Mount Eliza and co-founder of psychscene.com. You can follow him on Google+