Wrestling with the Self on Mount Everest
- 1 April 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Humanistic Psychology
- Vol. 23 (2) , 31-41
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0022167883232005
Abstract
This article describes the 1963 American Mt. Everest Expedition, and the author's participation in it as a psychologist studying personality, compatibility, and stress. It summarizes findings concerning the whole group and then concentrates on the experiences of one of the climbers who reached the summit, concluding with speculations about the motivations and rewards of climbing.Keywords
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