TY  - BOOK
AU  - McCarthy,Jeffrey Mathes
TI  - Contact: mountain climbing and environmental thinking 
SN  - 0874177464
AV  - GV199.82 .C66 2008
U1  - 796.522 22
PY  - 2008///]
CY  - Reno
PB  - University of Nevada Press
KW  - Mountaineering
KW  - Anecdotes
KW  - Ecology
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-238); The capture of Mount Robson / George Kinney -- The mind of the observer / Steve House -- The Serac / Arlene Blum -- Denali / Jonathan Waterman -- El Cap Girdle traverse / Chris McNamara -- Running on empty / Peter Metcalf -- Pounds of lard / Karen McNeil -- A day alone / Barry Blanchard -- In denial / Mark Jenkins -- The first ascent of Mount Robson / Conrad Kain -- Prose poems / Gary Snyder -- The whole natural art of protection / Doug Robinson -- Climbing into a life / John Daniel -- Into Africa / Cameron M. Burns -- Solo in Queen Maud land / Mike Libecki -- Ktaadn / Henry David Thoreau -- The Muir wall / Yvon Chouinard -- Freeing the nose / Lynn Hill -- The sorcerer / Barry Blanchard -- A near view of the High Sierra / John Muir -- House of wind / Steph Davis -- America in Spain / Terry Gifford -- Untethered in Yosemite / David Stevenson
N2  - "Contact collects new and classic first-person climbing stories from North America'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."--Publisher description
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0833/2007040981-b.html
ER  -