A Feeling for Rock is a collection of poetry, articles, technical suggestions and artworks, comprising new work alongside a selection of Sarah-Jane’s writings published over the past decade. Topics include sensuality, injury, community, ethics, landscape and language. The book features interviews with a handful of committed devotees – including Johnny Dawes, Mina Leslie-Wujastyk and Jesse Dufton – next to beginners experiencing their first day on plastic.<\/p>\n
Opening with ‚emotion‘ chapter headings and ending with a light-hearted glossary, A Feeling for Rock is both accessible and profound; perfect for dipping into or an immersive read. It is a passionate, embodied celebration of rock climbing as a hobby and a way of life.<\/p>\n
Through a mix of poetry, cartoons, essays, interviews, weavings, photographs and technical tips, A Feeling for Rock<\/em> explores being bamboozled by a route, connecting with the landscape or flicking through a guidebook. In addition, the book ventures into ethical regions of bias and privilege and questions our relations with each other and the rock. Each chapter is headed by a different feeling \u2013 Love, Curiosity, Astonishment, Pain, Lust, Fear, Wonder and so on \u2013 conveying the emotional vividness of a climbing life.<\/p>\n \u201cRock climbing has shaped my body, my bookshelves, my home, my holidays, the clothes I wear, the vehicle I drive, how I spend my money and what happens when I die. I am a product of the rock. The dynamic is visceral, spiritual, intellectual and emotional \u2013 no area untouched by this curious hobby<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThis fresh, eclectic mix of utility and art illustrates why we climb \u2013 alongside the how, where and what<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n Lynn Robinson, BMC President<\/p>\n \u201cSarah-Jane deftly explores the smorgasbord of emotions that rock, climbing and rock climbing culture have roused in her\u2026As ever, SJ rocks the boat and tackles gender issues head-on; subverting the dominant discourse of men and mountains and instead putting sex, sensuality and emotion on the menu, through this highly immersive collection of prose, poetry and essays.<\/em>\u201c<\/p>\n Natalie Berry, UKClimbing Editor in Chief<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A Feeling for Rock is a collection of poetry, articles, technical suggestions and artworks, comprising new work alongside a selection of Sarah-Jane’s writings published over the past decade. Topics include sensuality, injury, community, ethics, landscape and language. The book features interviews with a handful of committed devotees – including Johnny Dawes, Mina Leslie-Wujastyk and Jesse […]\n","protected":false},"featured_media":156459,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[21629],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-156458","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-belletristik","7":"pa_autor-dobner","8":"pa_erscheinungsjahr-25440","9":"pa_region-grossbritannien-scottland","10":"pa_sprache-en","12":"first","13":"instock","14":"taxable","15":"shipping-taxable","16":"purchasable","17":"product-type-simple"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pizbube.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/156458","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pizbube.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pizbube.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pizbube.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/156459"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pizbube.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=156458"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pizbube.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=156458"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pizbube.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=156458"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pizbube.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=156458"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}