The Zen of Climbing (eBook)

Francis Sanzaro (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2023
Saraband (Verlag)
978-1-915089-86-1 (ISBN)

Infos

Outstandingly good It may be the singlemost insightfulbook about climbing ever written. Paul Sagar, Climber, writer, thinkerWhat do Zen masters, sixteenth-century Samurai, and the worlds elite climbers have incommon?They have perfected the 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 asmuch as body.Written by philosopher, essayist, and lifelong climber Francis Sanzaro, The Zen ofClimbing explores the fundamentals of successful climbing, delving into sportspsychology, neuroscience, philosophy, and Taoism. Awareness, he argues, is the alchemyof climbing, allowing us to merge mental and physical attributes in one embodied whole.This compact volume puts the climbers mind at the forefront of practice.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 8.8.2023
• Reihe/Serie: In the Moment
• Reihe/Serie: In the Moment
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport
• Schlagworte: Attention Economy • Being in the Moment • being in the present • bouldering • Breath • breathe out • Buddhism • Climbing • Ego • fear • finding peace • Hobbies • in the moment • Japan • joy of movement • joy of sport • meditative • mindful climbing • Mindset • Mysticism • Nature • overcoming anxiety • Overcoming fear • Philosophy • Process • Psyche • Psychology • Resilience • rock climbing • Solitude • Sports psychology • Stoicism • Suzuki • taking a break • Taoism • zen, zen philosophy
• ISBN-10: 1-915089-86-7 / 1915089867
• ISBN-13: 978-1-915089-86-1 / 9781915089861