{"product_id":"climbing-in-north-america-by-chris-jones-1976-signed-by-20","title":"Climbing in North America by Chris Jones (1976) (SIGNED BY 20)","description":"\u003cp\u003eClimbing in North America by Chris Jones, Printed in 1976, first edition. It has been signed by twenty famous climbers in a one-of-a-kind monument to climbing history. Read about north American climbing history knowing those same influential people held and signed that very copy. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSignatures were gathered by Michael Chessler, of Chessler Books. His list of targets is still taped inside the front cover. Here's who you get:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePat Ament: \u003c\/strong\u003eBoulder legend, and author of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dirtbagdan.com\/search?q=pat+ament\u0026amp;options%5Bprefix%5D=last\" target=\"_blank\"\u003emany climbing books\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHot Henry Barber: \u003c\/strong\u003eEast Coast free soloist. Read more: \"\u003ca href=\"%20https:\/\/dirtbagdan.com\/products\/on-edge-the-life-and-climbs-of-henry-barber-by-chip-lee-1982-signed?utm_source=copyToPasteBoard\u0026amp;utm_medium=product-links\u0026amp;utm_content=web\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eOn Edge: The Life and Climbs of Henry Barber\"\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFred Beckey: \u003c\/strong\u003eKing of the dirtbags, and probably North America's most prolific first-ascentionist. Beckey made his name in the Cascades, where he wrote the guidebook which came to be known as \"\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dirtbagdan.com\/products\/climber-s-guide-to-the-cascade-and-olympic-mountains-of-washington-by-fred-beckey-1961-copy?utm_source=copyToPasteBoard\u0026amp;utm_medium=product-links\u0026amp;utm_content=web\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBeckey's Bible\u003c\/a\u003e,\" but he climbed everywhere he could, well into his eighties.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJim Bridwell: \u003c\/strong\u003eleader of the Stonemasters. Learn more about the Stonemasters in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dirtbagdan.com\/products\/tobin-the-stonemasters-and-me-1970-1980-by-rick-accomazzo-2024-signed\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTobin, the Stonemasters, and Me 1970-1980\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBarry Corbet: \u003c\/strong\u003enamesake of Corbet's couloir, member of 1963 US Everest Expedition, and disability advocate after becoming \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/publications.americanalpineclub.org\/articles\/12200546700\/Barry-Corbet-1936-2004\"\u003eparalyzed from the waist-down in a 1968 helicopter accident\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBob Culp:\u003c\/strong\u003e Golden age Colorado climber, most known today for the popular Culp-Bossier route on Hallet Peak.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGlen Denny\u003c\/strong\u003e: photographer from Yosemite's Golden Age - see his photographs in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dirtbagdan.com\/products\/yosemite-in-the-sixties-by-glen-denny-2007?utm_source=copyToPasteBoard\u0026amp;utm_medium=product-links\u0026amp;utm_content=web\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eYosemite in the Sixties\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTom Frost\u003c\/strong\u003e: Yosemite legend, and early collaborator with Yvon Chouinard on climbing equipment including ice axes and hexentrics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Gill:\u003c\/strong\u003e Father of American bouldering, profiled in Pat Ament's excellent book \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dirtbagdan.com\/products\/john-gill-master-of-rock-by-pat-ament-1998-signed?utm_source=copyToPasteBoard\u0026amp;utm_medium=product-links\u0026amp;utm_content=web\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMaster of Rock\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLynn Hill\u003c\/strong\u003e: First person to free climb El Capitan. Her memoir: \"\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dirtbagdan.com\/products\/climbing-free-by-lynn-hill-2002\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eClimbing Free\u003c\/a\u003e\".\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLayton Kor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Colorado legend, many first ascents in RMNP, Eldo, Black Canyon, and Utah Desert. Participant in the Eiger Direct climb where John Harlin II lost his life. Kor's only book is a beautiful coffee-table one: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dirtbagdan.com\/products\/beyond-the-vertical-by-layton-kor-1983?utm_source=copyToPasteBoard\u0026amp;utm_medium=product-links\u0026amp;utm_content=web\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBeyond the Vertical\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Long: \u003c\/strong\u003eStonemaster and one of the foremost climbing writers for many decades. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dirtbagdan.com\/search?q=john+Long\u0026amp;options%5Bprefix%5D=last\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSee what we've got by John Long, here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJeff Lowe: \u003c\/strong\u003ePioneering ice climber, often cited as the 'inventor' of mixed climbing with his first ascent of \u003cem\u003eOctopussy\u003c\/em\u003e in Vail, Colorado (WI6 M8).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Middendorf:\u003c\/strong\u003e Founder of A5 Adventures, manufacturer of Big Wall gear and one of the great historians of climbing gear. Middendorf passed away unexpectedly in 2024, but \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bigwallgear.com\/\"\u003ehis website\u003c\/a\u003e remains online for now. When that goes down, you will only be able to access his research in his books, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4qDCv0M\" title=\"John Middendorf Climbing Gear Book\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMechanical Advantage Vol. 1 \u003c\/a\u003eand \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3S4Gvut\"\u003eVol. 2\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGerry Roach: \u003c\/strong\u003eAuthor of the iconic Colorado Fourteeners guidebook, and also the 2nd person ever to complete the Seven Summits. Also owns, low key, a seriously impressive climbing resume around the world. You can about Gerry Roach's life and climbs in his book \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dirtbagdan.com\/products\/transcendent-summits-by-gerry-roach-2004?_pos=1\u0026amp;_psq=gerry+roach\u0026amp;_psid=ea6951a35\u0026amp;_ss=e\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTranscendant Summits\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoyal Robbins:\u003c\/strong\u003e One of the most famous names in North American climbing. First Ascents in Yosemite, and the author of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dirtbagdan.com\/products\/basic-rockcraft-by-royal-robbins-1971?_pos=1\u0026amp;_psq=basic+rock\u0026amp;_psid=24dd3d993\u0026amp;_ss=e\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBasic Rockcraft\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dirtbagdan.com\/products\/advanced-rockcraft-by-royal-robbins-1973\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAdvanced Rockcraft\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e books which taught millions of people how to climb in the 1970s and 1980s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoug Robinson: \u003c\/strong\u003eAuthor of \"The Whole Natural Art of Protection\", an article which appeared in the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/thesenecaproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/ChouinardCatalog.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e1972 Chouinard Catalog\u003c\/a\u003e and is largely credited with beginning the clean climbing revolution.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSteve Roper\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eAllen Steck:\u003c\/strong\u003e These guys go together, always. Authors of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dirtbagdan.com\/products\/fifty-classic-climbs-of-north-america-by-roper-steck-1979\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eFifty Classic Climbs in North America\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, as well as the editors of the influential magazine \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dirtbagdan.com\/products\/ascent-volume-v-1989?_pos=3\u0026amp;_psq=ascent\u0026amp;_psid=8c1582d37\u0026amp;_ss=e\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAscent\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. Roper wrote \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dirtbagdan.com\/products\/a-climbers-guide-to-yosemite-valley-by-steve-roper-1964-signed-copy\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ethe first Yosemite guidebooks\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMark Wellman:\u003c\/strong\u003e First paraplegic ascent of El Capitan, 1989\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e392 pages, hardcover in near-fine condition. Dust jacket with some damage to spine and front inner flap (see pictures), but front and back cover images are nice and sharp. DJ contained in a cut-to-size mylar Brodart. Some very light bumping to the corners of the boards, and chafing of the cover. Contains numerous black-and-white photos, many of which are of the same people who signed this book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWill be shipped insured with signature required. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dirtbag Dan Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46532132765832,"sku":null,"price":1250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0688\/6765\/3768\/files\/climbingNAinside.jpg?v=1786997237","url":"https:\/\/dirtbagdan.com\/products\/climbing-in-north-america-by-chris-jones-1976-signed-by-20","provider":"Dirtbag Dan Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}