Climbing - Philosophy for Everyone presents a collection of intellectually stimulating new essays that address the philosophical issues relating to risk, ethics, and other aspects of climbing that are of interest to everyone from novice climbers to seasoned mountaineers.
- Represents the first collection of essays to exclusively address the many philosophical aspects of climbing
- Includes essays that challenge commonly accepted views of climbing and climbing ethics
- Written accessibly, this book will appeal to everyone from novice climbers to seasoned mountaineers
- Includes a foreword written by Hans Florine
- Shortlisted for the Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain Literature, 2010
Content:
Chapter 1 Climbing and the Stoic Conception of Freedom (pages 11–23): Kevin Krein
Chapter 2 Risk and Reward (pages 24–36): Paul Charlton
Chapter 3 Why Climb? (pages 37–48): Joe Fitschen
Chapter 4 Jokers on the Mountain (pages 49–64): Heidi Howkins Lockwood
Chapter 5 High Aspirations (pages 65–80): Brian Treanor
Chapter 6 More than Meets the “I” (pages 81–92): Pam R. Sailors
Chapter 7 Mountaineering and the Value of Self?Sufficiency (pages 93–105): Philip A. Ebert and Simon Robertson
Chapter 8 It Ain't Fast Food (pages 106–116): Ben Levey
Chapter 9 Zen and the Art of Climbing (pages 117–129): Eric Swan
Chapter 10 Freedom and Individualism on the Rocks (pages 131–144): Dane Scott
Chapter 11 Hold Manufacturing (pages 145–157): William Ramsey
Chapter 12 The Ethics of Free Soloing (pages 158–168): Marcus Agnafors
Chapter 13 Making Mountains out of Heaps (pages 169–179): Dale Murray
Chapter 14 From Route Finding to Redpointing (pages 181–194): Debora Halbert
Chapter 15 Are You Experienced? (pages 195–205): Stephen M. Downes
Chapter 16 What Is a Climbing Grade Anyway? (pages 206–217): Richard G. Graziano
Chapter 17 The Beauty of a Climb (pages 218–229): Gunnar Karlsen