Ordeal by Piton: Writings from the Golden Age of Yosemite

Ordeal by Piton: Writings from the Golden Age of Yosemite Climbing
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Cultural Writing. Great routes, great writing. It was a special time, this Golden Age of Yosemite climbing. Virgin walls soared 3,000 feet. Immense pinnacles had golden eagles atop them, but no cairns. The phrase "kids in a candy store" springs to mind. Excited by such possibilities, climbers who barely knew what they were up against swarmed up new routes, and then, as if to further savor their adventures, put pen to paper. Steve Roper presents fifty-four selections that represent the most interesting and significant literary output about Yosemite climbing from its beginnings, in 1933, until 1974. Sixty-seven photographs and illustrations.
Country USA
Brand Brand: Stanford University Libraries
Manufacturer Stanford University Libraries
Binding Paperback
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780911221268
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Brand: Stanford University Libraries
Manufacturer	Stanford University Libraries
Binding	Paperback
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780911221268
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Ordeal by Piton: Writings from the Golden Age of Yosemite Climbing