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Title: High Drama Condition: New Subtitle: The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of American Competition Climbing EAN: 9781629377759 ISBN: 9781629377759 Publisher: Triumph Books Format: Paperback Release Date: 03/03/2020 Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: US Item Height: 215mm Item Length: 139mm Item Weight: 548g Author: John Burgman Contributor: Kynan Waggoner (Foreword by) Genre: Sports & Hobbies Description: 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. Item Width: 30mm Release Year: 2020
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