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High Drama The Rise Fall and Rebirth of American Competition Climbing
by [Burgman, John]
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One afternoon in 1987, two renegade climbers in Berkeley, California, hatched an ambitious plan: under the cover of darkness, they would rappel down from a carefully scouted highway on-ramp, gluing artificial handholds onto the load-bearing concrete pillars underneath. Equipped with ingenuity, strong adhesive, and an urban guerilla attitude, Jim Thornburg and Scott Frye created a serviceable climbing wall. But what they were part of was a greater development: the expansion and reimagining of a sport now slated for a highly anticipated Olympic debut in 2020.
High Drama explores rock climbing's transformation from a pursuit of select anti-establishment vagabonds to a sport embraced by competitors of all ages, social classes, and backgrounds. Climbing magazine's John Burgman weaves a multi-layered story of traditionalists and opportunists, grassroots organizers and business-minded developers, free-spirited rebels and rigorously coached athletes.
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- Triumph Books Brand
- Mar 3, 2020 Pub Date:
- 9781629377759 ISBN-13:
- 1629377759 ISBN-10:
- 400.0 pages Paperback
- English Language
- 8.5 in * 1.2 in * 5.5 in Dimensions:
- 1 lb Weight:
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