ABSTRACT

This book is a collection of rock climbing experiences which captures the essence, the challenge, and the spirit of the sport at its best. It describes the historical interplay between events and personalities in Colorado rock climbing, and shows how the concept of the impossible was redefined.

chapter |3 pages

Introduction

part I|48 pages

The Early Days

chapter |18 pages

First Ventures 1820–1919

chapter |14 pages

Consolidation 1927–1949

part II|32 pages

The Fifties

chapter |8 pages

Garden of the Gods

chapter |8 pages

Transition 1956

part III|52 pages

The Golden Age

chapter |46 pages

The Sixties

chapter |6 pages

Big Walls in the Seventies

part IV|101 pages

The Free Climbing Era

chapter |36 pages

Free Climbing- The Sixties

chapter |65 pages

Free Climbing - The Seventies