The Valley Climbers – Yosemite’s Vertical Revolution

The book chronicles many of the seminal adventure climbs of the modern era,
climbs that revolutionized the face of world rock climbing. Over 100
spectacular photographs.

Not since George Meyer’s iconic Yosemite Climber (1979) has a single volume
captured the modern ethos, in word, image and design, of the ‹Mecca› of world
rock climbing: Yosemite Valley. From Skinner and Piana’s first free ascent of
El Capitan, to Alex Honnold’s free solo ascent of Half Dome,
The Valley Climbers: Yosemite’s Vertical Revolution, chronicles the most
seminal climbs of the modern era, climbs that revolutionized the face of world
rock climbing in particular, and adventure sports in general. Struck to life
by fifteen first-person narratives (from Tommy Caldwell, Alex Honnold, Thomas
Huber, Steph Davis, Lynn Hill, Dean Potter, Beth Rodden, and others) over a
hundred spectacular photographs, and cast in the timeless – museum design –
particular to Stonemaster Press. Large format hardback. 168 pages. Edited by
John Long