{"product_id":"camp-4-recollections-of-a-yosemite-rockclimber-9780898865875","title":"Camp 4: Recollections of a Yosemite Rockclimber","description":"\u003cbr\u003e * Includes stories of such greats as Royal Robbins, Yvon Chouinard, Allen Steck, and Warren Harding\u003cbr\u003e * Captures the raucous, outrageous, innovative spirit of climbing in Yosemite during this period\u003cbr\u003e * Portrays the advances in equipment and style that revolutionized big-wall climbing \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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 to Camp 4 -- gathering spot for the creators of the Golden Age of Yosemite climbing -- to see what all the fuss was about. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Climber and author Steve Roper spent most of 10 years living in the Yosemite Valley with its intriguing inhabitants. \u003ci\u003eCamp 4\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eCamp 4\u003c\/i\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eCamp 4\u003c\/i\u003e is the definitive history of Yosemite climbing during this period. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-291198\"\u003eSteve Roper\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mountaineers Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/30\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.89lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780898865875\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0898865875\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SPO\"\u003eSports \u0026amp; Recreation\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SPO029000\"\u003eMountaineering\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Mountaineers Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42699168547053,"sku":"9780898865875","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_1c88e59c-9a48-483b-abd6-fe2e1584a5b6.jpg?v=1649912963","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/camp-4-recollections-of-a-yosemite-rockclimber-9780898865875","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}