{"product_id":"high-drama-the-rise-fall-and-rebirth-of-american-competition-climbing-9781629377759","title":"High Drama: The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of American Competition Climbing","description":"One afternoon in 1987, two renegade climbers in Berkeley, California, hatched an ambitious plan: under the cover of darkness, they would rappel down from a carefully scouted highway on-ramp, gluing artificial handholds onto the load-bearing concrete pillars underneath. Equipped with ingenuity, strong adhesive, and an urban guerilla attitude, Jim Thornburg and Scott Frye created a serviceable climbing wall. But what they were part of was a greater development: the expansion and reimagining of a sport now slated for a highly anticipated Olympic debut in 2020. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHigh Drama\u003c\/i\u003e explores rock climbing's transformation from a pursuit of select anti-establishment vagabonds to a sport embraced by competitors of all ages, social classes, and backgrounds. \u003ci\u003eClimbing\u003c\/i\u003e magazine's John Burgman weaves a multi-layered story of traditionalists and opportunists, grassroots organizers and business-minded developers, free-spirited rebels and rigorously coached athletes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-11949644\"\u003eJohn Burgman\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Triumph Books (IL)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/03\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781629377759\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1629377759\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- \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-SPO058000\"\u003eOlympics \u0026amp; Paralympics\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Burgman\u003c\/b\u003e has been reporting on competition climbing for the better part of a decade. He writes regularly for \u003ci\u003eClimbing\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eClimbing Business Journal\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a Fulbright grant recipient and the author of two previous books, \u003ci\u003eWhy We Climb: A Dirtbag's Quest for Vertical Reason\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIsland Solitaire\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eKynan Waggoner\u003c\/b\u003e is the former CEO of USA Climbing, the national governing body of the sport of competition climbing in the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Triumph Books (IL)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42673311809773,"sku":"9781629377759","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_235c6f9d-c10a-4810-97f6-16b15cd2735d.jpg?v=1649551234","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/high-drama-the-rise-fall-and-rebirth-of-american-competition-climbing-9781629377759","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}