{"product_id":"the-zen-of-climbing-9781913393717","title":"The Zen of Climbing","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Outstandingly good ... It may be the single most insightful book about climbing ever written.\" Paul Sagar, Climber, writer, thinker\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat do Zen masters, sixteenth-century Samurai, and the world's elite climbers have in \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ecommon?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThey have perfected the of awareness, of being in the moment, of trusting the process.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClimbing is a sport of perception, and our successes and failures are matters of mind as much as body.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by philosopher, essayist, and lifelong climber Francis Sanzaro, \u003ci\u003eThe Zen of \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eClimbing \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the fundamentals of successful climbing, delving into sports psychology, neuroscience, philosophy, and Taoism. Awareness, he argues, is the alchemy of climbing, allowing us to merge mental and physical attributes in one embodied whole.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis compact volume puts the climber's mind at the forefront of practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrancis 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, and Vol. 1 Brooklyn, Rock and Ice, among a dozen others. His books include \u003ci\u003eThe Boulder: A Philosophy for Bouldering\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eSociety Elsewhere: Why the Gravest Threat to Humanity Will Come From Within\u003c\/i\u003e. He appeared at TEDx Ascend in Colorado speaking on approaches to risk and our relationship with the natural world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Saraband","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50606414954770,"sku":"9781913393717","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c21de748-3d2d-4457-b173-6f668aab3758.jpg?v=1732293724","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-zen-of-climbing-9781913393717","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}