I think he may have been a Nietzschean in his youth, before he encountered Traditionalism. Some critics also distinguish between the rest of the Traditionalist School and Evola, whom they claim is too much of a Nietzschean and therefore not a real Traditionalist. Evola, however, did not consider himself a Nietzschean, because he had major disagreements with Nietzsche on materialism and Nietzsche's morality doctrine. Evola criticised Nietzsche for failing to go "beyond good and evil" and reestablishing a new "good" and a new "evil". He also considered the Overman as another surrogate for God which could have no place in a doctrine that aims to overcome nihilism. Still, Evola also shared a lot of common ground with Nietzsche - an appreciation for aristocratic values, inner strength, action and self-overcoming. Evola had a very high opinion of Nietzsche and his thought, which is why he used it as the basis for Ride The Tiger.