Stone Nudes – Climbing bare

Stone Nudes: an extract of the art of climbing. Intended to inspire and
celebrate the human form. Stone Nudes draws from the community it represents.
Over the last ten years, a body of over one hundred photographs drawing from
three generations of climbers has evolved.

Unlike current climbing media, these images do not seek to sell or promote
anything beyond the experience.
This approach has attracted climbers of all abilities to participate in a
project designed to capture the essence of the climbing sprit.

The art of climbing dis-roped and disrobed.

Twenty years ago, Dean Fidelman asked a rock climber to take off her shoes and
boulder nude, and his famous series Stone Nudes was born. The stunning black-
and-white images of athletic figures captured in motion on cliffs in
breathtaking wild landscapes have made Fidelman famous within the climbing
community.

Fidelman followed his nomadic muses around North America and the world,
framing them in the picturesque landscapes of Yosemite Valley; Joshua Tree;
Moab, Utah; Patagonia; Europe; and coastal Thailand.

The sensual photographs uniquely capture the stark beauty of athletes on the
stone, their muscular bodies camouflaging with the formations of the rocks
they are poised on. This book will appeal to those interested in climbing,
lovers of nude photography, as well as anyone who appreciates breathtaking
images of improbable physical feats across stunning landscapes.

Hardcover: 208 pages