150 years of free climbing
Author: David Chambre
See his biography in the “Learn more” section further down this page.
There is something deeply primitive in mankind that fuels the urge to explore, to seek the unknown, whether beyond a horizon, across an ocean or up a mountain. This desire, which naturally includes rock faces, may once have been driven by the need to find food or minerals, but as society evolved, so did the motivation, and rock climbing emerged as a recreational activity relying solely on physical ability and willpower.
Towards the end of the nineteenth century, men and women considered by many to be reckless risked life and limb on what seemed a futile pursuit. Whether on boulders, cliffs or great mountain walls, they laid the foundations of what we now know as free climbing.
This book tells the story of those women and men, famous or forgotten, whose lives have been shaped by their passion for rock and verticality. From the pioneers of the nineteenth century to the greatest climbers of the modern era, The 9th Grade retraces 150 years of free climbing history.
The author
David Chambre is a climber and writer specializing in the history of climbing and mountaineering.
Book details
Collection: Beaux Livres
Publication date: 2022
Pages: 304 pages
Format: Hardback
ISBN: 978-1-68051-101-7
The 9th Grade
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150 years of free climbing
Author: David Chambre
See his biography in the “Learn more” section further down this page.
There is something deeply primitive in mankind that fuels the urge to explore, to seek the unknown, whether beyond a horizon, across an ocean or up a mountain. This desire, which naturally includes rock faces, may once have been driven by the need to find food or minerals, but as society evolved, so did the motivation, and rock climbing emerged as a recreational activity relying solely on physical ability and willpower.
Towards the end of the nineteenth century, men and women considered by many to be reckless risked life and limb on what seemed a futile pursuit. Whether on boulders, cliffs or great mountain walls, they laid the foundations of what we now know as free climbing.
This book tells the story of those women and men, famous or forgotten, whose lives have been shaped by their passion for rock and verticality. From the pioneers of the nineteenth century to the greatest climbers of the modern era, The 9th Grade retraces 150 years of free climbing history.
The author
David Chambre is a climber and writer specializing in the history of climbing and mountaineering.
Book details
Collection: Beaux Livres
Publication date: 2022
Pages: 304 pages
Format: Hardback
ISBN: 978-1-68051-101-7