High Drama: The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of American Competition Climbing 9781629377759

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Автор: Burgman John
Название: High Drama: The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of American Competition Climbing
ISBN: 9781629377759
Издательство: Gazelle Book Services
Классификация:

Олимпийские и Паралимпийские игры

Скалолазание и альпинизм

ISBN-10: 1629377759
Обложка/Формат: Paperback
Страницы: 400
Вес: 0.57 кг.
Дата издания: 03.03.2020
Язык: English
Размер: 215 x 9 x 139
Читательская аудитория: General (us: trade)
Ключевые слова: Climbing & mountaineering,Olympic & Paralympic games
Подзаголовок: The rise, fall, and rebirth of competition climbing and an american obsession
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Поставляется из: Англии
Описание: 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 climbings transformation from a pursuit of select anti-establishment vagabonds to a sport embraced by competitors of all ages, social classes, and backgrounds. Climbing magazines 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.

High Drama: The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of American Competition Climbing, Burgman John