Contact

by Mccarthy, Jeffrey Mathes

• ISBN13: 9780874177466
• ISBN10: 0874177464
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-03-28
• Publisher: Univ of Nevada Pr

Summary

Contactcollects new and classic first-person climbing stories from North Americars"s best-known climbers and writers. Mountain climbers are important but overlooked commentators on the environment, and this collection of alpine adventures demonstrates the relationship between climbers and nature both for a popular audience and for academics working in the field of environmental literature. Contributors include Gary Snyder, John Daniel, Chris McNamara, and Greg Child.

Table of Contents

Conquest	p. 16
The Capture of Mount Robson	p. 23
The Mind of the Observer	p. 36
The Serac	p. 47
Denali	p. 51
El Cap Girdle Traverse	p. 64
Running on Empty	p. 72
Six Pounds of Lard	p. 85
A Day Alone	p. 94
Caretaking	p. 102
In Denial	p. 111
The First Ascent of Mount Robson	p. 121
Prose Poems	p. 130
The Whole Natural Art of Protection	p. 134
Climbing Into a Life	p. 140
Into Africa	p. 149
Solo in Queen Maud Land	p. 157
Connection	p. 166
Ktaadn	p. 173
The Muir Wall	p. 182
Freeing the Nose	p. 189
The Sorcerer	p. 198
A Near View of the High Sierra	p. 201
House of Wind	p. 211
America in Spain	p. 213
Untethered in Yosemite	p. 220
Recommended Readings	p. 233
Contributors	p. 239
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