Camp 4: Recollections of a Yosemite Rockclimber Roper StevePaperback
2022 National Outdoor Book Award Outdoor Classic WinnerIncludes stories of such greats as Royal Robbins, Yvon Chouinard, Allen Steck, and Warren HardingCaptures the raucous, outrageous, innovative…
Specifikacia Camp 4: Recollections of a Yosemite Rockclimber Roper StevePaperback
2022 National Outdoor Book Award Outdoor Classic WinnerIncludes stories of such greats as Royal Robbins, Yvon Chouinard, Allen Steck, and Warren HardingCaptures the raucous, outrageous, innovative spirit of climbing in Yosemite during this periodPortrays the advances in equipment and style that revolutionized big-wall climbingIn the 1960's, California's Yosemite Valley was the center of the rock-climbing universe. Young nonconformists -- many of them the finest rock climbers in the world -- channeled their energy toward the largely untouched walls and cracks. Soon climbers from around the globe were coming to Camp 4 -- gathering spot for the creators of the Golden Age of Yosemite climbing -- to see what all the fuss was about.Climber and author Steve Roper spent most of 10 years living in the Yosemite Valley with its intriguing inhabitants.
Recollections of Henri Rousseau