3: Roanne on how mountaineers taught her to never be overwhelmed again

In this episode, Roanne talks about her research among mountaineers and rock climbers. She struggled immensely with vertigo when trying to learn climbing, but these people seemed to be immune to it. It didn't come from a denial of the risk, nor from naivety, she quickly noticed - many of the athletes she spoke to experienced serious accidents or lost colleagues and friends to the sport. One of them - the world-renowned Edurne Pasaban, who inspired this episode, lost 14 people in the mountains herself, and she almost died as well. Yet she continues to climb. During an interview with Edurne, Roanne tries to understand how she does it without being overwhelmed by fear, the conversation takes a surprising turn, and Roanne learns a lesson that will not only help her climb better but also help her in her work and remain calm under high pressure. Listen here to the story, or order Roanne's interview collection FEAR! which includes the full story about Edurne Pasaban, as well as interviews with the other athletes from Roanne's research: Fear!, Roanne van Voorst | 9781628654363 | Boeken | bol   For more information about Roanne: www.anthropologyofthefuture.com    If you want to receive additional photos from the field, personal drawings and behind-the-screens information accompanying the episodes of The Emic, subscribe to Roanne's free newsletter: www.anthropologyofthefuture.com/the-emic

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Join anthropologist Roanne van Voorst and her guests during fieldwork in Inuit villages in Greenland, poor riverbank-settlements in Indonesia, or the buzzling city of Amsterdam. While she shares the wisest lessons that she learned in the field - often from unexpected teachers -, you will hear the sounds that surround her: chirping snow, a street musician playing the guitar, singing birds, or a noisy traffic road. In anthropology, the ‘emic’ perspective means the insider’s perspective. During fieldwork, anthropologists try to understand the perspective of the people who live within a specific group, or subculture in society. Want to learn more about Roannes' fieldwork, see her notes, photos or drawings from the field? Then subscibe to her monthly letters at www.anthropologyofthefuture.com/the-emic The podcast includes guest episodes from fellow anthropologists, or other listeners: if you want to share your 'emic' moment (see this file: https://anthropologyofthefuture.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Emic-radioplay-instructions.pdf for an explanation), you may send Roanne a 5 minute audio recording of your story - the most beautiful ones are produced by Roanne and her team into a radioplay, where we will add sounds to your voice!