Mountains of the mind / Robert Macfarlane.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Macfarlane, Robert, 1976-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mountaineering--Psychological aspects.

Mountaineering.

Mountaineering--History.

History.

Mountaineers.

Physical Description:

306 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Edition:

First American edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Pantheon Books, [2003]

Summary:

In Mountains of the Mind, Robert Macfarlane combines cultural history and personal memoir to answer this question. He discusses how the science of geology transformed perceptions of wild landscape; he describes the natural miracles that drew early travelers to the lofty world of the mountains; he illuminates the enchantment of great heights and the elemental beauties of snow, rock, and ice. Macfarlane also explains how Victorian adventurers and early geologists contributed to the dramatic revolution of perception concerning mountains. An avid and accomplished climber himself, he describes his own mountaineering experiences and re-creates George Mallory's expeditions to Mount Everest in 1921, 1922, and, tragically, in 1924. Mountains of the Mind is at once a fascinating work of history and a beautifully written meditation on how memory, imagination, and the landscape of mountains are joined together in our minds and under our feet.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0375421807

OCLC:

51020429