Why We Climb: A Dirtbag's Quest for Vertical Reason

By John Burgman

An enlightening and entertaining chronicle of a season spent rock climbing, Why We Climb is "The Endless Summer meets the mountains." Author John Burgman explores the physical, mental, and spiritual underpinnings of climbing, while interspersing the narrative with illuminating bits of mountaineering history and insight from experts all over the world. From conversations with Craig DeMartino and John Gill to interviews with a climbing psychologist and a renowned bouldering coach, from analysis of the climbing behavior of wild apes and the biological engineering of mankind's skeletal system to an examination of some of the greatest climbing feats of all time, Burgman looks at rock climbing from many angles and discovers that, like our primate ancestors, we are all designed to climb.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0692427902
• ISBN13: 9780692427903
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Ground Up Publishing
• Length: 153 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.0" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 16 years and up