That said, "Life in Progress", whose pieces Ms Guillem selected, is delightful, but not the most adventurous hour-or-so she has ever danced.
But she was even more adventurous off-hours, spending half of her time trekking, sans Vuitton, to obscure locales that most people couldn't spell, much less place.
So, this gorgeous, inventive book, based on his London restaurant, is for when you (or the recipient) are feeling adventurous – I lost hours to poring over the recipes.
Alternatively, for the more adventurous, a one-hour "initiation" flight from the Henri Giraud Altiport (evmalpedhuez.fr/fr/altiport/index.htm) gives spectacular views of the glaciers and peaks of the surrounding Alps.
There, the travelers could typically be found relaxing on wooden benches and whiling away the hours talking (adventurous tales of illicit rail travel were popular), drinking (preferred beverages included cheap vodka, malt liquor or "space bags," the name given to the silvery bladders found in boxes of wine) and smoking (self-rolled cigarettes predominated).
If you are feeling adventurous, take the two-hour drive to Niimi Onsen, located on a remote mountain road, for a quiet, lantern-lit outdoor bath often cocooned in winter by an overhanging snowbank.
I try to be adventurous, wandering away in spare hours, but there are places roads don't lead.
Top tip: The Wild Cave tour takes more adventurous visitors on a two-hour underground journey that calls for climbing, crawling and squeezing through narrow passages.
And on Sunday in Zankel Hall, Ms. Monk's work will receive a marathon four-hour tribute as adventurous performers try to wrap their minds, instruments and vocal cords around her radical language.
But for those tented hours, they are adventurous pioneers.
People who live around the capital may lament the lack of wild places and the need to trek for hours to reach anywhere adventurous.
