Senior Project Advisor

James, Paul E. 1975-

Document Type

Project

Streaming Media

Publication Date

Spring 2020

Keywords

video, ethnography, climbing, alpine climbing, alpinism, risk, reward, death, mortality

Abstract

This is a video ethnography that includes audio from interviews with alpine climbers and footage from first ascents in the North Cascades. The topic focuses on risk, why the risk is worth it, how they come to terms with increased risk, and how they think about death. The goal of this project is to expand the understanding of how risk is approached by climbers who are pushing the limits of their mortality. The big takeaways of how climbers justify risk can be applied to everyday life and the decisions we make.

Department

Anthropology

Subjects - Topical (LCSH)

Mountaineering--Psychological aspects; Mountaineers; Risk-taking (Psychology); Motivation (Psychology)

Genre/Form

student projects; term papers

Type

MovingImage

Rights

Copying of this document in whole or in part is allowable only for scholarly purposes. It is understood, however, that any copying or publication of this document for commercial purposes, or for financial gain, shall not be allowed without the author’s written permission.

Language

English

Format

application/pdf

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