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* Includes stories of such greats as Royal Robbins, Yvon Chouinard, Allen Steck, and Warren Harding * Captures the raucous, outrageous, innovative spirit of climbing in Yosemie during this period * Portrays the advances in equipment and style that revolutionized big-wall climbing... Read Full Overview

2022 National Outdoor Book Award Outdoor Classic Winner
* Includes stories of such greats as Royal Robbins, Yvon Chouinard, Allen Steck, and Warren Harding
* Captures the raucous, outrageous, innovative spirit of climbing in Yosemite during this period
* Portrays... Read Full Overview

Anecdotes chronicle the most significant climbs and most riveting controversies of the golden age of big-wall Yosemite climbing. Camp 4 looks at the most significant climbs, and the most riveting controversies of a legendary era. With more than 50 fascinating historical photographs,... Read Full Overview

In 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... Read Full Overview

In 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... Read Full Overview