Godfrey, Bob; Chelton, Dudley
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.
Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- The Early Days -- First Ventures 1820–1919 -- Steep Faces and High Mountains 1920–1927 -- Consolidation 1927–1949 -- The Fifties -- New Techniques and Overhanging Rock 1949–1956 -- Garden of the Gods -- Transition 1956 -- The Golden Age -- The Sixties -- Big Walls in the Seventies -- The Free Climbing Era -- Free Climbing- The Sixties -- Free Climbing - The Seventies -- An interview with Jim Erickson and Steve Wunsch
