Pilgrims of the Vertical - Yosemite Rock Climbers and Nature At Risk

Informationen zum Autor Joseph E. Taylor III is Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in History and Geography, Simon Fraser University. Klappentext Offers insight into the nature of wilderness adventure. From the founding era of mountain climbing in Victorian Europe to present-day climbing gyms! this title shows how ever-changing alignments of nature! technology! gender! sport! and consumer culture have shaped climbers' relations to nature and to each other. Zusammenfassung Offers insight into the nature of wilderness adventure. From the founding era of mountain climbing in Victorian Europe to present-day climbing gyms! this title shows how ever-changing alignments of nature! technology! gender! sport! and consumer culture have shaped climbers' relations to nature and to each other.

Product details

• Authors: Joseph E. Taylor III
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.10.2010
• EAN: 9780674052871
• ISBN: 978-0-674-05287-1
• No. of pages: 384
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Other sports disciplines; California, SPORTS & RECREATION / Mountaineering, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, Sociology & anthropology, Climbing and mountaineering