Adventure, Climbing Excellence and the Practice of 'Bolting'
| Abstract | In this paper we examine a recent version of an old controversy within climbing ethics. Our organising topic is the ‘bolting’ of climbing routes, in particular the increasing bolting of routes in those wilderness areas climbing traditionalists have customarily believed should remain bolt-free. The issues this raises extend beyond the ethical, however, encompassing a wider normative field that concerns individual ideals, the values and goals of different climbing practices and communities, as well as various aesthetic and environmental matters. This makes any assessment of the acceptability of bolting a complex affair, requiring not only the identification of relevant considerations and arguments but also some way to evaluate their comparative significance | |||||||||
| Keywords | No keywords specified (fix it) | |||||||||
| Categories | ||||||||||
| Options |
|
|||||||||
Download options| PhilPapers Archive |
Upload a copy of this paper Check publisher's policy on self-archival Papers currently archived: 5,701 |
| External links |
  Try with proxy. Try with proxy. |
| Through your library | Only published papers are available at libraries |
Similar books and articlesSimon Robertson & Philip A. Ebert (2007). Adventure, Climbing Excellence and the Practice of Bolting. In M. J. McNamee (ed.), Philosophy, Risk, and Adventure Sports. London ;Routledge.
Kevin Krein (2010). Climbing and the Stoic Conception of Freedom. In Stephen E. Schmid (ed.), Climbing - Philosophy for Everyone: Because It's There. Wiley-Blackwell.
Paul Charlton (2010). Risk and Reward : Is Climbing Worth It? In Stephen E. Schmid (ed.), Climbing - Philosophy for Everyone: Because It's There. Wiley-Blackwell.
Brian Treanor (2010). High Aspirations : Climbing and Self-Cultivation. In Stephen E. Schmid (ed.), Climbing - Philosophy for Everyone: Because It's There. Wiley-Blackwell.
Stephen M. Downes (2010). Are You Experienced? What You Don't Know About Your Climbing Experience. In Stephen E. Schmid (ed.), Climbing - Philosophy for Everyone: Because It's There. Wiley-Blackwell.
Ben Levey (2010). It Ain't Fast Food : An Authentic Climbing Experience. In Stephen E. Schmid (ed.), Climbing - Philosophy for Everyone: Because It's There. Wiley-Blackwell.
Eric Swan (2010). Zen and the Art of Climbing. In Stephen E. Schmid (ed.), Climbing - Philosophy for Everyone: Because It's There. Wiley-Blackwell.
Debora Halbert (2010). From Route Finding to Redpointing : Climbing Culture as a Gift Economy. In Stephen E. Schmid (ed.), Climbing - Philosophy for Everyone: Because It's There. Wiley-Blackwell.
Richard G. Graziano (2010). What is a Climbing Grade Anyway? In Stephen E. Schmid (ed.), Climbing - Philosophy for Everyone: Because It's There. Wiley-Blackwell.
Stephen E. Schmid (ed.) (2010). Climbing - Philosophy for Everyone: Because It's There. Wiley-Blackwell.
Stephen E. Schmid (2010). Philosophizing Into the Void : An Introduction to Climbing, Philosophy for Everyone. In Stephen E. Schmid (ed.), Climbing - Philosophy for Everyone: Because It's There. Wiley-Blackwell.
Philip A. Ebert & Simon Robertson (2010). Mountaineering and the Value of Self-Sufficiency. In Stephen E. Schmid (ed.), Climbing - Philosophy for Everyone: Because It's There. Wiley-Blackwell.
Analytics
Monthly downloads |
Added to index2011-10-25Total downloads8 ( #123,161 of 549,113 )Recent downloads (6 months)3 ( #25,740 of 549,113 )How can I increase my downloads? |
My notes
Discussion
