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SOCIOLOGY

Climbing’s morphology through the lens of social science.

The Myth of the Rebel Climber Is Dead (And That’s Good News)

The Myth of the Rebel Climber Is Dead (And That’s Good News)

The Myth of the Rebel Climber Is Dead (And That’s Good News)

Care for cliffs, access, and ecology now shape modern climbing culture.

Why Climbing Feels So Much Like Surfing

Why Climbing Feels So Much Like Surfing

Why Climbing Feels So Much Like Surfing

Both turn skill and freedom into status, style, and quiet rules about belonging.

L'homme pluriel

L'homme pluriel

The Plural Actor: How Climbing Reshapes Identity

What if climbing allowed us to escape the prison of identities? A sociological analysis.

What If Climbing Could Pull Us Back from Social Freefall?

What If Climbing Could Pull Us Back from Social Freefall?

What If Climbing Could Pull Us Back from Social Freefall?

Durkheim, anomie, and climbing gyms: when climbing recreates bonds in a fragmented society.

Militantisme de crashpad

Militantisme de crashpad

Comfort Activism: When “Engagement” in Climbing Never Really Risks Anything

Comfort activism: loud online, low risk in real life.

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