Contact: Mountain Climbing And Environmental Thinking
“What McCarthy does here is not only bring together great stories; he contextualizes them in such a way as to create a paradigm for examining the impact humans have in even the most remote corners of the globe.”&lt;br&gt;       --Mikel Vause, author of Peering Over the Edge: The Philosophy of Mountaineering&lt;br&gt;  &lt;br&gt; “This book carves a unique spot in literature by asking eco-critical scholars to give mountaineering literature/culture more attention, as it has always and continues to play an integral part in the formation of human relations with the natural environment. It is a timely and valuable contribution to scholars in environmental studies and mountaineering literature. Moreover, it is an important book for armchair climbers and climbers themselves.”&lt;br&gt;       --Peter L. Bayers, author of Imperial Ascent: Mountaineering, Masculinity, and Empire&lt;br&gt;  &lt;br&gt; “Contact is a timely book because it gives us the opportunity to examine the reason we climb and a chance to see our connection to the environment. In addition to an intellectual appraisal of climbing, these are fine tales of risk and adventure.”&lt;br&gt;       --Conrad Anker, climber&lt;br&gt;  &lt;br&gt;