Mountain Culture Month: Alchemy of Action

Alchemy of Action Host: Doug Robinson Join us for a slideshow and discussion with legendary California guide and climber Doug Robinson, the “father of clean climbing”. His recent book The Alchemy of Action explores a question that has fascinated him and many of us for decades: Why Do We Climb? He finds the answer is in the psychedelic natural high we get from challenging physical exertion peppered with a dash of fear. Doug delves into the brain chemistry behind the adventurer’s euphoria, and shares the intriguing story behind why we are so much more than “adrenaline junkies."