Valley of giants : stories from women at the heart of Yosemite climbing /
Valley of giants : stories from women at the heart of Yosemite climbing /
edited by Lauren DeLaunay Miller.
- 238 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), map ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword / Preface / Learning to rise, 1930-1959. Pioneer / Washington Column / "That should be challenging enough" / Seeing farther, 1960-1974. Tales of an ordinary woman / Crackdown in camp 4 / We were the jewels / Girls can be dirtbags too / First ascent / Just keep climbing / Walls without balls / Aficionados of the steep, 1975-1989. Running it out / My first time / Steak-salad: an ascent of the sentinel / Growing up in Yosemite Valley / natural path / Leading by example / Sandbagged by the stonemasters / Shield / Sunkist / Dancing in the sky, 1990-2010. The many gifts of climbing in Yosemite / Full circle on Astroman / Memories / Humbled by Yosemite / I remember / Illogical progression / All the way: Salathé free / good day / Meltdown / Thirty bruises / On the shoulders of giants, 2011-present. Valley of giants / Seven walls in seven days / Magic mushroom / Like mother, like daughter / Letter from a mother to her village / Alone on the nose / Yield point / Epico / Is it worth it? / Mari Gingery -- Lauren DeLaunay Miller -- Marjory Bridge Farquhar -- Ruth Dyar Mendenhall -- Bea Vogel -- Chela Varrentzoff Kunasz -- Meredith Little -- Hope Morehouse Meek -- Jan Sacherer -- Liz Robbins -- Elaine Matthews -- Sibylle Hechtel -- Sally Moser -- Molly Bruce Higgins -- Carla Firey -- Julie Brugger -- Lucy Parker -- Ellie Hawkins -- Maria Boone Cranor -- Lynn Hill -- Lydia Bradey -- Abby Watkins -- Nancy Feagin -- Silvia Vidal -- Sarah Watson -- Chelsea Griffie -- Heidi Wirtz -- Steph Davis -- Katie Brown -- Beth Rodden -- Kate Rutherford -- Libby Sauter -- Quinn Brett -- Babsi Zangerl -- Jane Jackson and Catherine Cullinane -- Eliza Kerr -- Miranda Oakley -- Alexa Flower -- Lola Delnevo -- Josie McKee. A The A
"Collection of journal excerpts, original essay, interviews, archival materials, and memorable firsts spanning the past century of climbing in Yosemite Valley."--
9781680515145 1680515144
2021043131
Mountaineering--History.--California--Yosemite National Park
Rock climbing--History.--California--Yosemite National Park
Women mountaineers--History.--California--Yosemite National Park
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword / Preface / Learning to rise, 1930-1959. Pioneer / Washington Column / "That should be challenging enough" / Seeing farther, 1960-1974. Tales of an ordinary woman / Crackdown in camp 4 / We were the jewels / Girls can be dirtbags too / First ascent / Just keep climbing / Walls without balls / Aficionados of the steep, 1975-1989. Running it out / My first time / Steak-salad: an ascent of the sentinel / Growing up in Yosemite Valley / natural path / Leading by example / Sandbagged by the stonemasters / Shield / Sunkist / Dancing in the sky, 1990-2010. The many gifts of climbing in Yosemite / Full circle on Astroman / Memories / Humbled by Yosemite / I remember / Illogical progression / All the way: Salathé free / good day / Meltdown / Thirty bruises / On the shoulders of giants, 2011-present. Valley of giants / Seven walls in seven days / Magic mushroom / Like mother, like daughter / Letter from a mother to her village / Alone on the nose / Yield point / Epico / Is it worth it? / Mari Gingery -- Lauren DeLaunay Miller -- Marjory Bridge Farquhar -- Ruth Dyar Mendenhall -- Bea Vogel -- Chela Varrentzoff Kunasz -- Meredith Little -- Hope Morehouse Meek -- Jan Sacherer -- Liz Robbins -- Elaine Matthews -- Sibylle Hechtel -- Sally Moser -- Molly Bruce Higgins -- Carla Firey -- Julie Brugger -- Lucy Parker -- Ellie Hawkins -- Maria Boone Cranor -- Lynn Hill -- Lydia Bradey -- Abby Watkins -- Nancy Feagin -- Silvia Vidal -- Sarah Watson -- Chelsea Griffie -- Heidi Wirtz -- Steph Davis -- Katie Brown -- Beth Rodden -- Kate Rutherford -- Libby Sauter -- Quinn Brett -- Babsi Zangerl -- Jane Jackson and Catherine Cullinane -- Eliza Kerr -- Miranda Oakley -- Alexa Flower -- Lola Delnevo -- Josie McKee. A The A
"Collection of journal excerpts, original essay, interviews, archival materials, and memorable firsts spanning the past century of climbing in Yosemite Valley."--
9781680515145 1680515144
2021043131
Mountaineering--History.--California--Yosemite National Park
Rock climbing--History.--California--Yosemite National Park
Women mountaineers--History.--California--Yosemite National Park