Geilo Catalog 2017 Visit Geilo Helårskatalog ENG 2017 - 01-17v2_WEB- | Page 50

The mother of Arne Næss was one of the first to have a cabin at Ustaoset. Already at a young age, he became strongly attached to the area and the «big» mountain, which seemed to be bigger than anything else—Hallingskarvet. Arne has described the feelings for Hallingskarvet as «overwhel- mingly powerful, towering, solid, stable, basically quiet, self-re- specting—characteristics that I, myself, would very much like to have, but, generally, didn’t.» Even as a 10-year old, Arne was drawn to the large mountain; and as a 25-year old, he realized his dream of living up under the “Skarvet”—in his own cabin, Tvergastein. regarded as the founder of deep ecology and the eight ecological points. Deep ecology means that man is a part of a whole. All life has an intrinsic value, and not just on the basis of what value it has for man. The Mountain Philosopher Arne Dekke Eide Næss (1912-2009), who built the cabin, Tvergastein, in 1937, was considered one of Norway’s most notable philosophers. Arne Næss was a pioneer and activist in Norwegian nature and environmental protection, as well as a renowned moun- tain climber; who, among other things, lead the first ascent of Tirich Mir in 1950. Through his career as professor of philosophy (1939-1969) he contributed to the development of the discipline of philosophy, in general, and the philosophical examination, in particular. Through text books in logic, argumentation theory, scientific philosophy, and the history of philosophy, several generations of Norwegian stu- dents have been influenced by his ideas.Arne Næss was also 50 | www.geilo.no PHOTO: BJØRN FURUSETH www.geilo.no | 51