Julius Evola is the brightest preacher of "initiation into tradition," and, in addition, an enthusiastic climber who conquered a number of alpine peaks. He describes climbing as an effective way of spiritual realization: in a deadly ascent, a person relying only on his own strength is obliged to overcome himself, to find something more than human in himself - in order to survive and win. The image of the mountain, present in many traditional societies, is constantly associated with ideas of states of consciousness, qualitatively different from everyday life. Evol defines spirituality as a way of life, the values ​ ​ of which are dictated not by the desire for security, for prosperous survival, but longing for something else, "more real."