{"product_id":"the-zen-of-climbing-francis-sanzaro-9781913393717","title":"The Zen of Climbing","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Outstandingly good ... It may be the single most insightful book about climbing ever written.\" Paul Sagar, Climber, writer, thinker\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat do Zen masters, sixteenth-century Samurai, and the world's elite climbers have in \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ecommon?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThey have perfected the of awareness, of being in the moment, of trusting the process.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClimbing is a sport of perception, and our successes and failures are matters of mind as much as body.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by philosopher, essayist, and lifelong climber Francis Sanzaro, \u003ci\u003eThe Zen of \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eClimbing \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the fundamentals of successful climbing, delving into sports psychology, neuroscience, philosophy, and Taoism. Awareness, he argues, is the alchemy of climbing, allowing us to merge mental and physical attributes in one embodied whole.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis compact volume puts the climber's mind at the forefront of practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Francis Sanzaro\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1913393712\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781913393717\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Saraband\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/08\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.00h x 4.40w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/16\/2023 pg. 1","brand":"Francis Sanzaro","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44080542318847,"sku":"9781913393717","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c89b69a4-14f4-4092-bb3d-9ac039b27c1f.jpg?v=1685487376","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-zen-of-climbing-francis-sanzaro-9781913393717","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}