Book Description
Hill describes her famous climb and meditates on how she harnesses the strength and courage to push herself to such extremes.
Author : Lynn Hill
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 14,88 MB
Release : 2003-04-29
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780393324334
Hill describes her famous climb and meditates on how she harnesses the strength and courage to push herself to such extremes.
Author : Pat Ament
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 35,47 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Free climbing
ISBN : 9780899973203
This is the first and only definitive book about the free-climbing history of North America, written by Master of Rock Pat Ament. While other books have covered some of the material, there has never been as clear a chronology or as thorough, accurate, and well-researched a treatment. Ament leaves the critique and analysis to others and lets these remarkable events speak for themselves in a succinct, refreshing, and imitable style. The book includes interviews and commentary by many world-class climbers, including Royal Robbins, John Gill, Pete Cleveland, Henry Barber, John Bachar, Lynn Hill, John Long, Steve Roper, Jimmy Dunn, Dean potter, and Alan Watts. Photographs from prominent climbing photographers, such as Tom Frost, illustrate the prose and bring to life the personalities of many of these legendary climbers. Numerous climbing areas are covered, from the Adirondacks in upstate New York, to Arizona, the Pacific Northwest, Devils Lake in Wisconsin, and The Needles in South Dakota. This readable encyclopedia includes interviews, anecdotes, stories, and colorful quotes, along with funny and imaginiative writing. This is the book for newcomers to the sport as well as long-time aficionados. It will appeal to both die-hard climbers and to those who prefer adventuring in an armchair. A marvelous sense of suspense and adventure radiates from virtually every page.
Author : Bryan Bird
Publisher : Supertopo
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 24,18 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN :
Zion Climbing includes more than 250 free climbing routes and 25 hammerless big wall climbs. All the popular aid and free climbs are covered, along with more than 100 previously unpublished routes. Author Bryan Bird has personally climbed nearly all of the routes in the book in order to bring a level of detail and accuracy never seen before in a Zion guide.
Author : Greg Barnes
Publisher : Wilderness Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 40,37 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Rock climbing
ISBN :
Over 230 of the best routes in Yosemite Valley from 16-pitch trad climbs to one-pitch sport routes. While many hard Yosemite testpieces are included, this book focuses on topropes, crags, and multi-pitch climbs in the 5.4-5.9 range. Includes formerly obscure climbs to provide more options for avoiding crowds. As in all SuperTopo books, the authors personally climbed and documented each route with meticulous care to create the most detailed and accurate topos ever published.
Author : Greg Barnes
Publisher : Supertopo
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 21,87 MB
Release : 2009-07
Category : Rock climbing
ISBN : 9780976523574
Twice as many routes as the first edition: over 275 of the best routes in Tuolumne Meadows from 14-pitch trad climbs to one-pitch sport routes. This book focus on topropes, crags, and multi-pitch climbs in the 5.6 - 10a range.
Author : Alex Honnold
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 24,2 MB
Release : 2018-10-02
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0393356914
Including two new chapters on Alex Honnold’s free solo ascent of the iconic 3,000-foot El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. On June 3rd, 2017, Alex Honnold became the first person to free solo Yosemite's El Capitan—to scale the wall without rope, a partner, or any protective gear—completing what was described as "the greatest feat of pure rock climbing in the history of the sport" (National Geographic) and "one of the great athletic feats of any kind, ever" (New York Times). Already one of the most famous adventure athletes in the world, Honnold has now been hailed as "the greatest climber of all time" (Vertical magazine). Alone on the Wall recounts the most astonishing achievements of Honnold’s extraordinary life and career, brimming with lessons on living fearlessly, taking risks, and maintaining focus even in the face of extreme danger. Now Honnold tells, for the first time and in his own words, the story of his 3 hours and 56 minutes on the sheer face of El Cap, which Outside called "the moon landing of free soloing…a generation-defining climb. Bad ass and beyond words…one of the pinnacle sporting moments of all time."
Author : James Kingston
Publisher : Bonnier Publishing Ltd.
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 42,6 MB
Release : 2016-11-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1911274430
James Kingston loves to climb. Whether he's scaling a tree at his local park or ascending to the very top of a crane, looking down always brings about the best kind of rush. And yet it wasn't always this way. Afraid of heights as a child, James vowed to confront an almost crippling phobia. He was transformed, and became one of the most daring and unique free climbers on the planet. Today, James is the go-to man for everything HIGH. Think Wembley Stadium or the Eiffel tower - James has conquered some of the most iconic locations in the world. Packed with death-defying POV pictures, Never Look Down tells how James faces down danger, where his favourite free climbing locations are, and takes you to the top of the world.
Author : David Chambre
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 38,27 MB
Release : 2016-10
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781680511017
A review of the history of the sport of free climbing with biographies of its pioneers.
Author : Eric Horst
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 42,47 MB
Release : 2008-09-16
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0762762659
Drawing on new research in sports medicine, nutrition, and fitness, this book offers a training program to help any climber achieve superior performance and better mental concentration on the rock, with less risk of injury.
Author : Chris Noble
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 44,76 MB
Release : 2013-11-19
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1493007181
A celebration of feminine beauty, athleticism, wisdom, and skill—Women Who Dare profiles twenty of America’s most inspiring women climbers ranging from legends like Lynn Hill to the rising stars of today, with stunning color photography by veteran adventure photographer Chris Noble.