- Homo Horizontalis
- Edited by Mirko Alagna, Sara Benvenuti, Giovanna Lo Monaco
Natura, giudizio, libertà. O perché non possiamo davvero fare una gara di scialpinismo
- Giulia Bistagnino
- © 2026 Author(s) |
- CC BY 4.0
- DOI: 10.36253/979-12-215-0891-8.14
This article argues that ski mountaineering cannot be properly understood as a competitive sport. Drawing on philosophy of sport and environmental philosophy, it shows that immersion in an uncontrollable mountain environment, practical judgment, and creative freedom are conditions of possibility that resist standardization and competition.
- Keywords:
- Skimo,
- Freedom,
- Risk,
- Nature,
- Judgment,
University of Florence, Italy
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Chapter Information
Chapter Title
Natura, giudizio, libertà. O perché non possiamo davvero fare una gara di scialpinismo
Authors
Giulia Bistagnino
Language
Italian
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0891-8.14
Peer Reviewed
Publication Year
2026
Copyright Information
© 2026 Author(s)
Content License
Metadata License
Bibliographic Information
Book Title
Homo Horizontalis
Book Subtitle
Ascesi fisiche e ascese alpinistiche
Editors
Mirko Alagna, Sara Benvenuti, Giovanna Lo Monaco
Peer Reviewed
Number of Pages
372
Publication Year
2026
Copyright Information
© 2026 Author(s)
Content License
Metadata License
Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0891-8
ISBN Print
979-12-215-0890-1
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-0891-8
eISBN (epub)
979-12-215-0892-5
Series Title
FuoricEntro
Series ISSN
3035-5958