Mountains, Mobilities and Movement
This book explores the moving qualities of mountains by utilising theories, ideas and processes which contribute to a larger understanding of these geological forms. In highlighting the fluid attributes of mountains the authors offer an alternative to the
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Christos Kakalis and Emily Goetsch
Mountains, Mobilities and Movement
Christos Kakalis • Emily Goetsch Editors
Mountains, Mobilities and Movement
Editors Christos Kakalis School of Architecture Newcastle University Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Emily Goetsch History of Art Department University of Edinburgh Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN 978-1-137-58634-6 ISBN 978-1-137-58635-3 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/978-1-137-58635-3 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017952596 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 The author(s) has/have asserted their right(s) to be identified as the author(s) of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: agustavop/gettyimages Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Macmillan Publishers Ltd. The registered company address is: The Campus, 4 Crinan Street, London, N1 9XW, United Kingdom
To Leslie and Elisabeth
Foreword
I once heard a talk by one of the world’s greatest mountaineers, a man who had been among the first to conquer some of the highest and most challenging peaks on earth. He described his breath-taking exploits in the language of exploration and discovery. And then he exclaimed, in an unmistakeable tone of regret, ‘there are no explorers any more, only cavers!’ Now that every mountain peak had been conquered, short of starting afresh on another planet, the only future for exploration—he thought—lay underground, a sort of upside-down mountaineering that would carry the torch of humanity to ever greater depths rather than to the most ascendant heights. For me, the great man’s remark set so many discordant bells ringing that I paid scant attention to the rest of the talk. While the audience listened
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