"El Capitan" traces the mountain's unique history and recounts the vertical adventures had there, from Warren Harding's 45-day siege in 1958 up through the recent speed climbs of less than five hours. Accompanied by 36 moody duotones, this book captures the essence of big-wall climbing.
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"El Capitan" traces the mountain's unique history and recounts the vertical adventures had there, from Warren Harding's 45-day siege in 1958 up through the recent speed climbs of less than five hours. Accompanied by 36 moody duotones, this book captures the essence of big-wall climbing.
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Hardcover in dust jacket. Clean text--NO writing, NO highlighting to text. Some light surface wear to dust jacket. Very Good/Very good-Oversized. Clean text--NO writing, NO highlighting to text. PLEASE NOTE: Domestic US media (standard) US orders ONLY. NO international orders.
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Very Good. 141 pages. Very good plus in a very good plus dust jacket, or better, bit of rubbing on bottom edge of book, hint of sunning on rear of jacket, overall a sharp, tight, clean copy. First printing with full number line. Prompt, professional shipping, with free tracking on U.S. orders!
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As New in Fine dust jacket. 0811824845. This specific hardback book is in like new condition with a hard board cover that has sharp edges and corners and has a tight binding. The pages are clean, crisp, unmarked and uncreased. The dust jacket is in fine condition with little wear if any. We package all books in custom cardboard book boxes for shipment and ship daily with tracking numbers.; "An unforgettable faceall 3, 000 granite feet of it. El Capitan towers above California's Yosemite Valley, a sheer rock wall, seemingly insurmountable, and by far the most coveted rock climb on earth. El Capitan traces the mountain's unique history and recounts the vertical adventures had therefrom Warren Harding's 45-day siege in 1958 up through the recent speed climbs of under 5 hours. Critically acclaimed author Daniel Duane articulates how this massive wall can totally consume a person. Duane profiles the legends who have devoted themselves to El Capitan, including Royal Robbins, Warren Harding, and John Middendorf. Accompanied by 36 moody duotones, El Capitan captures the essence of big wall climbing."; 10.1 X 7.9 X 0.8 inches; 144 pages.
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F in F jacket. F/F. Small 4to. original terracotta cloth in dustwrapper; pp. 144 (last blank), with numerous illustrations & a colour endpaper topo diagram. A fine copy.
Stunning prose, richly descriptive and highly articulated. Duane takes us up El Cap in the safety of our lounge chair. A fascinating insight into the psychology of extreme activities, and a glimpse of the soul of El Cap.