Yosemite in the Fifties: The Iron Age
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| Rating | : | 4.93 (504 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1938340485 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 176 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-07-01 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
A Must Have L. Leichtfuss A terrific book on the roots of rock climbing in Yosemite. The stories are excellent as are the pictures. I have given this book as a gift to non climbers, people who just love the outdoors and they were fascinated by it.. Amazon Customer said great, and I got it for a steal. I can't get enough of these big vintage climbing coffee table books. This one is of course, great, and I got it for a steal. There is a bit of overlap with the book "California surfing and climbing" just FYI.. "More fantastic black and white Yosemite pics galore" according to M. Petnuch. Superb collection of some of the most historic climb pics that didnt' always get out to print from the golden era of Yosemite.
Climbskibouldermagazine. This is, without a doubt, one of the most exquisitely put together rock-climbing masterpieces that I have been asked to review in a long time
Companion to the classic Yosemite in the Sixties, this book uses the words of the climbers of the time and artfully restored photographs to chronicle the historic first ascents of Yosemite’s mile-high” granite walls, the legendary personalities who risked their lives to climb them, and how their endeavors initiated the birth of adventure sports.Better than half a century after the first ascent of El Capitan, the deeds of Yosemite’s 1950s-era Iron Age are no longer viewed as climbs or mere adventures. Yosemite in The Fifties is fashioned not so much as a book but as a wormhol