{"product_id":"9780898865875","title":"Camp 4: Recollections of a Yosemite Rockclimber","description":"\u003cp\u003e* Includes stories of such greats as Royal Robbins, Yvon Chouinard, Allen Steck, and Warren Harding\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* Captures the raucous, outrageous, innovative spirit of climbing in Yosemie during this period\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* Portrays the advances in equipment and style that revolutionized big-wall climbing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClimber 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mountaineers Books, The","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47019860558064,"sku":"9780898865875","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780898865875_p0.jpg?v=1763872704","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780898865875","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}