The Zen Of Climbing Av Francis Sanzaro

<p><b>"Outstandingly good … It may be the single most insightful book about climbing ever written."  Paul Sagar, Climber, writer, thinker</b></p><p><b>What do Zen masters, sixteenth-century Samurai, and the world’s elite climbers have in </b><b>common?</b></p><p><b><i>They have perfected the of awareness, of being in the moment, of trusting the process.</i></b></p><p>Climbing is a sport of perception, and our successes and failures are matters of mind as <span>much as body.</span></p><p>Written by philosopher, essayist, and lifelong climber Francis Sanzaro, <i>The Zen of </i><span><i>Climbing </i>explores the fundamentals of successful climbing, delving into sports </span><span>psychology, neuroscience, philosophy, and Taoism. Awareness, he argues, is the alchemy </span><span>of climbing, allowing us to merge mental and physical attributes in one embodied whole.</span></p><p>This compact volume puts the climber’s mind at the forefront of practice.</p>