Iconic history book containing much of Colorado's early climbing history. The book contains many of the legends which still circulate to this day in Colorado climbing. If you want to learn the history of iconic places like Eldorado Canyon, the Diamond, or the Black, this book has many of the key stories. You will also learn a lot about familiar names like Jim Erickson, Layton Kor, and Dale Johnson.
The black-and-white photography in this book, which used above angles and fixed ropes, was highly influential for a whole generation of climbing photographers.
This is the paperback edition, 275 pages, b&w, with an index.
