Contact-- Mountain Climbing & Environmental ThinkingMcCarthy, ed
250pp/photos ISBN 9780874177466
Stock No. MNU256The narratives collected and contexualized in this book illuminate the spectrum of climbers' attitudes toward mountains and the natural world, and the growing symbiosis between climbing and environmental awareness. The narratives are a mix of original works and classic texts. Some of the stories tell of climbers thrilling to the conquest of a previously unclimbed peak or of their own physical and psychological limitations. Others meditate on the craft of climbing; the wonder of becoming, for a time, part of a place that onlookers can only observe; or the astonishing impact of global warming on hitherto frozen environments. Among the authors are John Muir, Gary Snyder, Arlene Blum, John Daniel, Barry Blanchard, Lynn Hill, Conrad Kain, and Mark Jenkins
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