Climbing – Philosophy for Everyone: Because it’s There

Shortlisted for this year’s Boardman / Tasker prize, this recently published
book presents a collection of stimulating essays that address the
philosophical issues relating to risk, ethics, and other aspects of climbing –
given the inherent risk in most climbing and mountaineering pursuits it
explores the reasons why anyone would voluntarily, in the name of enjoyment,
put themselves in that position.

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