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Index
Cover
Contents
Halftitle page
Series page
Title page
Copyright
Dedication
Foreword
Acknowledgement
Philosophizing Into the Void: An Introduction to Climbing – Philosophy for Everyone
PART I TYING IN: Why Risk Climbing
Chapter 1: Climbing and the Stoic Conception of Freedom
Chapter 2: Risk and Reward: Is Climbing Worth It?
Chapter 3: Why Climb?
Chapter 4: Jokers on the Mountain: In Defense of Gratuitous Risk
PART II QUEST FOR THE SUMMIT: Cultivating the Climber
Chapter 5: High Aspirations: Climbing and Self-Cultivation
Chapter 6: More than Meets the “I”: Values of Dangerous Sport
Chapter 7: Mountaineering and the Value of Self-Sufficiency
Chapter 8: It Ain’t Fast Food: An Authentic Climbing Experience
Chapter 9: Zen and the Art of Climbing
PART III CUTTING THE ROPE: Climbing Ethics
Chapter 10: Freedom and Individualism on the Rocks
Chapter 11: Hold Manufacturing: Why You May Be Wrong About What’s Right
Chapter 12: The Ethics of Free Soloing
Chapter 13: Making Mountains Out of Heaps: Environmental Protection One Stone at a Time
PART IV MIXED CLIMBING: Philosophy on Varied Terrain
Chapter 14: From Route Finding to Redpointing: Climbing Culture as a Gift Economy
Chapter 15: Are You Experienced? What You Don’t Know About Your Climbing Experience
Chapter 16: What Is a Climbing Grade Anyway?
Chapter 17: The Beauty of a Climb
Climbing Glossary
Notes on Contributors
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