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High Drama: The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of Competition Climbing and an American Obsession

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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. Deeply reported and compellingly told, this is a celebration of climbing and the pivotal figures who made its growth possible, from the rock faces of Yosemite to urban bouldering gyms and beyond.

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J M Skinner CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform Independently Published 1 Ekim 2019 25 Ağustos 2010 Various Forgotten Books Casey Cockerum The Crowood Press Ltd Michael Schulze lulu.com Ingo Lippert 1 Ocak 1996 15 Ekim 2000 Inc. Lang Companies 20 Eylül 2018 1 Ocak 1998 Books on Demand

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