{"title":"Mountain Project \"Climbing History\" Recommendations","description":"\u003cp\u003eRecommendations shared in this thread: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainproject.com\/forum\/topic\/202362906\/climbing-history\"\u003ehttps:\/\/www.mountainproject.com\/forum\/topic\/202362906\/climbing-history\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-games-climbers-play-anthology-1978","title":"The Games Climbers Play (Anthology) (1978)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Games Climbers Play is the classic climbing anthology. A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF MOUNTAINEERING contained within. 688 pages!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book is broken into nine sections, listed below. Each section contains some ~10 essays:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe World of the Rock Climber\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Alpine Odyssey\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStyle and Character\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEthical Discussions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExpeditions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSome Part-Time Games\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEpics, Risk, Falling, Death, Obituary and Retirement\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMountain Rescue and Access Problems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMountain Education\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book was edited by Ken Wilson, editor of \u003cem\u003eMountain\u003c\/em\u003e Magazine, the leading British climbing periodical during this time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCopies of this book I am selling have generally been read and well-loved, with dings, stains, and cracked spines. Everybody read this one back in the day, and you should too!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dirtbag Dan Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43839731630216,"sku":null,"price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0688\/6765\/3768\/files\/F34E62A2-D14D-4823-A172-963ABFB25509.jpg?v=1752815509"},{"product_id":"basic-rockcraft-by-royal-robbins-1971","title":"Basic Rockcraft by Royal Robbins (1971)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn iconic instructional book from the golden age of climbing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e69 pages, black and white.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dirtbag Dan Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43868632449160,"sku":null,"price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0688\/6765\/3768\/files\/372C3D6D-3A7D-4FC6-A8F3-41C478192B64.jpg?v=1753321742"},{"product_id":"on-ice-and-snow-and-rock-by-gaston-rebuffat-1971","title":"On Ice and Snow and Rock by Gaston Rebuffat (1971)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the dust jacket: “This book is not primarily aimed at the top flight performer so much as at the beginner and the man beginning to improve. It will give him pointers on technique the technique that Rebuffat himself applies in his own Climbs. There are many pages of useful rules, hints, and advice on every aspect of the sport– on equipment and clothing, roping together, bivouacking, climbing techniques for various surfaces and under different conditions. Finally, and making it more even than this, it conveys one man’s attitude of mind and soul, and approach to climbing in mountains, an initiation into the rare world between earth and sky. It will lead the beginner into this world of silence, end of rapture which, and in Rebuffat’s own words, “one can only enter with joy and respect”: for the man who knows his mountains already, it will provide a great refreshment of spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dirtbag Dan Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43894344876168,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0688\/6765\/3768\/files\/310ECA66-BDA0-4105-81BA-EB52ECBBD56F.jpg?v=1753848195"},{"product_id":"climb-2005-anthology","title":"Climb (2005) (anthology)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis edition copyright 2012. Ceron and Kelly Burns edited this collection of 15 climbing essays. 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Somewhat low-quality paper - a reading copy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dirtbag Dan Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44293201330312,"sku":null,"price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0688\/6765\/3768\/files\/C8139CBB-79EB-4419-A770-325C67DAA0AA.jpg?v=1758233679"},{"product_id":"the-eiger-obsession-by-john-harlin-iii-2007","title":"The Eiger Obsession by John Harlin III (2007) (SIGNED)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFacing the Mountain that Killed my Father. John Harlin III describes his life in the shadow of the Eiger, the mountain which killed his father. 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Gerry Roach's autobiography, with a foreword by Rick Ridgeway.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGerry Roach is a well-known name around Colorado, known for authoring the classic guides to scrambling the Flatirons (Flatiron Classics), the Indian Peaks Wilderness, and the Colorado 14ers and 13ers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book tells Gerry's life and climbing career, which is much fuller than one might expect: the Seven Summits (2nd person ever), fifteen Alaskan expeditions, ten Andean expeditions, and seven Himalayan expeditions, including climbing in Bhutan (Jealous!!)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e212 pages, text with small black and white photographs throughout. \u003cstrong\u003eThis copy is signed and inscribed from Gerry Roach to Steve Komito\u003c\/strong\u003e: \"\u003cem\u003eSteve, Keep Up! 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Signed and inscribed from Steve Roper to Steve Komito with a personal note dated 6 July 1964:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"T\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eo Steve Komito: for: 1) saving the California desert expedition, 1963, from financial straits 2) benevolence in permitting the doomed California diamond team to run rampant in “Frog’s Place” 3) other notable displays of compassion. Steve Roper\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKomito's nickname in Camp 4 was \"The Frog\", a motif which was later incorporated into the logo for his business, Komito Boots.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith dustjacket (unfortunate defect marring the word “Valley” on dj, probably caused by removing a price sticker). NOT price clipped, with original price of $5.95. A slight bend to the book, and some white staining at the top edge, front and back of the boards. Used for sure; condition probably rides the line between \"Fair\" and \"Good\". Internal pages are tight and well-bound, no issues there. Book should read fine, just not a pristine copy. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrice is high because this thing is priceless and I'll happily keep it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHalf the profits from the sale of this book will be returned to Steve Komito. Book will be shipped insured and with signature required.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dirtbag Dan Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44312966004872,"sku":null,"price":1000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0688\/6765\/3768\/files\/E10C7DCE-DC41-45EF-8C3E-29153CF7C921.jpg?v=1759341590"},{"product_id":"a-climbers-guide-to-yosemite-valley-by-steve-roper-1971","title":"A Climber's Guide to Yosemite Valley by Steve Roper (1971)","description":"\u003cp\u003eSecond edition of Roper's iconic Yosemite guide - this one the small green softcover. (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dirtbagdan.com\/products\/a-climbers-guide-to-yosemite-valley-by-steve-roper-1964-signed?_pos=3\u0026amp;_sid=a5dd7099c\u0026amp;_ss=r\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eI also have the original, signed by Roper, if you wanna drop a grand\u003c\/a\u003e). This was the guide the Stonemasters would have been using.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eText with a small photographic insert in the middle, with route overlays. 305 pages, black-and-white.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dirtbag Dan Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44339786186888,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0688\/6765\/3768\/files\/1C4F1560-3786-4A96-A359-8DC06D315FC6.jpg?v=1759680335"},{"product_id":"advanced-rockcraft-by-royal-robbins-1973","title":"Advanced Rockcraft by Royal Robbins (1973)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA classic instructional text. A great many people learned to climb using this book, back in the day. This copy in generally good condition, original price tag on back and wear to the top and bottom of the spine. 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He captures the feeling and significance of these moments, almost underplaying the difficulty of climbing alpine North faces in the fucking 1940s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is a personal favorite of mine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst English edition, printed in the UK in translation from the original French. 1956, from J.M. Dent \u0026amp; Sons. 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The full-page photos look stunning and the book is overall a richer experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book recounts some of Kor's most notable climbs, including narration from Kor himself (obtained via interviews with editor Bob Godfrey), and vignettes from a veritable whos-who of climbing partners, including Royal Robbins, Pat Ament, Fred Beckey, Steve Komito, Chris Bonington, Galen Rowell, and many others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e215 pages, coffee-table format, full color. 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