Yankee Rock & Ice

by Laura Waterman and Guy Waterman

Book Overview

First published in 1993 and hailed as a classic, Yankee Rock & Ice is now reissued in a new edition with four new chapters covering the 1990s through today to bring the book up to date. This... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811716333
• ISBN13: 9780811716338
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Stackpole Books
• Length: 334 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

This is the definitive guide....

Guy, age 67 climbed his favorite mountain ridge near his home in Vermont,one last time. A forthcoming collection of their writings,some of which supplement this book, will be published soon.

The best history of climbing ever.

"Yankee Rock & Ice" is the best climbing history I have ever read for any region or era. The authors went to great lengths to get the history from primary sources. Straight from the horse's mouth as it were. They talked to dozens of old-time climbers to record their memories before they pasted-on. Sadly, many have, but their reminiscences are recorded here. This is a history in the true sense of the word. Many climbing histories give simple narratives of when, by whom, and how climbs were done. "Camp 4" by Steve Roper and "Defying Gravity" by Gary Arce are two that come to mind. The authors of "Yankee Rock & Ice" don't simply give a account of when classic climbs were done, they also scrutinize the history according to the times. They examine the past by the current customs, techniques and technology available. But, this isn't a stuffy history text you read in school, the stories are lively and extremely funny. I was laughing as loud as when I read John Long's stuff.