Camp 4
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Camp 4

Recollections of a Yosemite Rockclimber

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eBook - ePub

Camp 4

Recollections of a Yosemite Rockclimber

About this book


* 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 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. Camp 4 is his take on the era's top climbers and the influences behind their achievements. The text is full of stories both hilarious and revealing about the likes of bolt-disdaining Royal Robbins; fun-loving, big-wall expert Warren Harding; free-climber Frank Sacherer; multi-talented Chuck Pratt; master craftsman Yvon Chouinard; and ill-fated Mark Powell. Roper also tips his hat to the elder statesmen of the 1930s and 1940s who pioneered early, important climbs in the valley. Camp 4 looks at the most significant climbs, and the most riveting controversies of a legendary era. With more than 50 fascinating historical photographs, most never before published, Camp 4 is the definitive history of Yosemite climbing during this period.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. Preface
  6. Introduction
  7. Chapter 1 The Profound Abyss: 1933–1946
  8. Chapter 2 A Technical Age: 1947–1957
  9. Chapter 3 Inside a Cut Diamond: 1957–1958
  10. Chapter 4 Weekenders No More: 1957–1959
  11. Chapter 5 Nirvana: 1960–1961
  12. Chapter 6 To Siege or Not to Siege: 1961–1962
  13. Chapter 7 The Salamanders: 1961–1964
  14. Chapter 8 A Way of Life: 1963–1964
  15. Chapter 9 Pilgrims of the Vertical: 1964–1969
  16. Chapter 10 Ringing Down the Curtain: 1970–1971
  17. Epilogue
  18. Sources
  19. Index