With our climbing gym still closed, I made a hangboard for myself and my son, a quick and inferior clone of the Lyons Edge Hideout. My build instructions are here (with kind permission from Lyons Edge).
Are philosophers more or less likely to be rock climbers than other academics? I did have a long mental list at one time, starting with Mark Colyvan...
One could say something really cool about how rock climbing involves solving problems where one's own self is a crucial part of the problem and the solutions therefore must differ from person to person. But that would be stretching things.
Are philosophers more or less likely to be rock climbers than other academics? I did have a long mental list at one time, starting with Mark Colyvan...
ReplyDeleteOne could say something really cool about how rock climbing involves solving problems where one's own self is a crucial part of the problem and the solutions therefore must differ from person to person. But that would be stretching things.
ReplyDeleteCsikszentmihalyi (the "flow" dude) started his list ofautotelic activities with rock climbing and chess in one paper.
ReplyDelete"Flowy" is how climbers describe a good route.
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