Praise for Contact

'What McCarthy does here is to create a paradigm for examining the impact humans have in even the most remote corners of the globe.' — mikel vause, author of peering over the edge: the philosophy of mountaineering

'This book carves a unique spot in the literature by asking ecocritical scholars to give mountaineering literature/culture more attention. Moreover, it is an important book for armchair climbers and climbers themselves.' — peter l. bayers, author of imperial ascent: mountaineering, masculinity, and empire

'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.' — conrad anker, climber