The Zen of Climbing
$25.66
- Paperback
214 pages
- Release Date
1 January 2024
Summary
“Outstandingly good … It may be the single most insightful book about climbing ever written.” Paul Sagar, Climber, writer, thinker
What do Zen masters, sixteenth-century Samurai, and the world’s elite climbers have in common?
They have perfected the art of awareness, of being in the moment, of trusting the process.
Climbing is a sport of perception, and our successes and failures are matters of mind as much as body.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781913393717 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1913393712 |
| Author: | Francis Sanzaro |
| Publisher: | Saraband |
| Imprint: | Saraband |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 214 |
| Release Date: | 1 January 2024 |
| Weight: | 128g |
| Dimensions: | 25mm x 111mm x 178mm |
| Series: | In the Moment |
Critics Review
‘The Zen of Climbing is a fascinating read. We are climbing our best by paying attention, on purpose, in the present moment, and nonjudgmentally to the unfolding of experience moment by moment. The book integrates different forms of practice for developing your physical, cognitive, and mental domains. Highly recommended!’
– Udo Neumann, climber, coach, filmmaker, co-author of Performance Rock Climbing‘Between the start and finish of every climb, big or small, is a vertical gulf we can see across but never fully chart beforehand. The Zen of Climbing provides a peerless working model of how to embrace the unknown, cross that gulf and come to know the crazy wonderful sorcery of ascent.’
– John Long, author of more than forty books, storyteller, stonemasterFrancis Sanzaro
Francis Sanzaro (Ph.D.) is a climber, academic, speaker, and the author of books on philosophy, climbing, athletic theory and comparative religion. His essays, poetry and fiction have appeared in The New York Times, Outside, Huffington Post, Climbing, Adventure Journal, The Baltimore Post Examiner, Continental Philosophy Review, Vol. 1 Brooklyn, Rock and Ice, among a dozen others.
His books include:
- The Boulder: A Philosophy for Bouldering
- Society Elsewhere: Why the Gravest Threat to Humanity Will Come From Within
He appeared at TEDx Ascend in Colorado speaking on approaches to risk and our relationship with the natural world.
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