Ebook: Climbing: because it's there

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.;Front Matter -- Philosophizing into the Void -- Tying In. Climbing and the Stoic Conception of Freedom / Kevin Krein -- Risk and Reward / Paul Charlton -- Why Climb? / Joe Fitschen -- Jokers on the Mountain / Heidi Howkins Lockwood -- Quest for the Summit. High Aspirations / Brian Treanor -- More than Meets the 'I' / Pam R Sailors -- Mountaineering and the Value of Self-Sufficiency / Philip A Ebert, Simon Robertson -- It Ain't Fast Food / Ben Levey -- Zen and the Art of Climbing / Eric Swan -- Cutting the Rope. Freedom and Individualism on the Rocks / Dane Scott -- Hold Manufacturing / William Ramsey -- The Ethics of Free Soloing / Marcus Agnafors -- Making Mountains out of Heaps / Dale Murray -- Mixed Climbing. From Route Finding to Redpointing / Debora Halbert -- Are You Experienced? / Stephen M Downes -- What a Climbing Grade Anyway? / Richard G Graziano -- The Beauty of a Climb / Gunnar Karlsen -- Climbing Glossary -- Notes on Contributors.