Alpinists and the Terrestrial Limits of Living Beings: an Atypical Contribution to Scientific Knowledge

High mountain environments have long been considered to be devoid of life. If science has been a relevant means of legitimization and narrative from the very first explorations of high altitudes, life sciences (biology, ecology) have occupied only a marginal place. Even the inventor of biogeography,...

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Autores principales:	Cédric Dentant, Pascal Mao, Sébastien Lavergne, Philippe Bourdeau
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Publicado:	Institut de Géographie Alpine 2021
Materias:	alpinism life science high mountain intermediate objects mediating beings Geography. Anthropology. Recreation G Physical geography GB3-5030
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:110b421852f7450aa6cc31452098d3c22021-12-02T10:48:59ZAlpinists and the Terrestrial Limits of Living Beings: an Atypical Contribution to Scientific Knowledge0035-11211760-742610.4000/rga.9150https://doaj.org/article/110b421852f7450aa6cc31452098d3c22021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttp://journals.openedition.org/rga/9150https://doaj.org/toc/0035-1121https://doaj.org/toc/1760-7426High mountain environments have long been considered to be devoid of life. If science has been a relevant means of legitimization and narrative from the very first explorations of high altitudes, life sciences (biology, ecology) have occupied only a marginal place. Even the inventor of biogeography, Alexander von Humboldt, saw little interest in studying these margins of the biosphere. However, the pioneers of alpinism have approached these terra incognita beyond the sole prism of the geographical unknown. Personalities such as Edward Whymper perceived that the involvement of their bodies in these extreme environments could be a powerful means of producing knowledge, through the collection of unsuspected living organisms, and by extension to become contributors to science. Professional scientists had to take hold of these intermediate objects, and make themselves mediators between the field and theory; they had to become « mediating beings ». Until the emergence of a new scientific assemblage, involving new actors from conservation biology. Mountaineers have thus mutated from collector bodies to co-producers of science.Cédric DentantPascal MaoSébastien LavergnePhilippe BourdeauInstitut de Géographie Alpinearticlealpinismlife sciencehigh mountainintermediate objectsmediating beingsGeography. Anthropology. RecreationGPhysical geographyGB3-5030ENFRRevue de Géographie Alpine, Vol 109, Iss 2 (2021)
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description	High mountain environments have long been considered to be devoid of life. If science has been a relevant means of legitimization and narrative from the very first explorations of high altitudes, life sciences (biology, ecology) have occupied only a marginal place. Even the inventor of biogeography, Alexander von Humboldt, saw little interest in studying these margins of the biosphere. However, the pioneers of alpinism have approached these terra incognita beyond the sole prism of the geographical unknown. Personalities such as Edward Whymper perceived that the involvement of their bodies in these extreme environments could be a powerful means of producing knowledge, through the collection of unsuspected living organisms, and by extension to become contributors to science. Professional scientists had to take hold of these intermediate objects, and make themselves mediators between the field and theory; they had to become « mediating beings ». Until the emergence of a new scientific assemblage, involving new actors from conservation biology. Mountaineers have thus mutated from collector bodies to co-producers of science.
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author	Cédric Dentant Pascal Mao Sébastien Lavergne Philippe Bourdeau
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title	Alpinists and the Terrestrial Limits of Living Beings: an Atypical Contribution to Scientific Knowledge
title_short	Alpinists and the Terrestrial Limits of Living Beings: an Atypical Contribution to Scientific Knowledge
title_full	Alpinists and the Terrestrial Limits of Living Beings: an Atypical Contribution to Scientific Knowledge
title_fullStr	Alpinists and the Terrestrial Limits of Living Beings: an Atypical Contribution to Scientific Knowledge
title_full_unstemmed	Alpinists and the Terrestrial Limits of Living Beings: an Atypical Contribution to Scientific Knowledge
title_sort	alpinists and the terrestrial limits of living beings: an atypical contribution to scientific knowledge
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Alpinists and the Terrestrial Limits of Living Beings: an Atypical Contribution to Scientific Knowledge

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