Hangdog days : conflict, change, and the race for 5.14
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25038
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2019
- Author
- Smoot, Jeff
- Publisher
- Seattle, Washington : Mountaineers Books
- Call Number
- G513 H35 S66
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- Author
- Smoot, Jeff
- Publisher
- Seattle, Washington : Mountaineers Books
- Published Date
- 2019
- Physical Description
- 302 pages : illustrations
- Subjects
- Rock climbing
- History
- Abstract
- Hangdog Days vividly chronicles the era when rock climbing exploded in popularity, attracting a new generation of talented climbers eager to reach new heights via harder routes and faster ascents. This contentious, often entertaining period gave rise to sport climbing, climbing gyms, and competitive climbing--indelibly transforming the sport. Jeff Smoot was one of those brash young climbers, and here he traces the development of traditional climbing "rules," enforced first through peer pressure, then later through intimidation and sabotage. In the late '70s, several climbers began introducing new tactics including "hangdogging," hanging on gear to practice moves, that the old guard considered cheating. As more climbers broke ranks with traditional style, the new gymnastic approach pushed the limits of climbing from 5.12 to 5.13. When French climber Jean-Baptiste Tribout ascended To Bolt or Not to Be, 5.14a, at Smith Rock in 1986, he cracked a barrier many people had considered impenetrable. In his lively, fast-paced history enriched with insightful firsthand experience, Smoot focuses on the climbing achievements of three of the era's superstars: John Bachar, Todd Skinner, and Alan Watts, while not neglecting the likes of Ray Jardine, Lynn Hill, Mark Hudon, Tony Yaniro, and Peter Croft. He deftly brings to life the characters and events of this raucous, revolutionary time in rock climbing, exploring, as he says, "what happened and why it mattered, not only to me but to the people involved and those who have followed" (from Mountaineers Books website)
- Contents
- Part One. The hangdog days -- Part Two. If not now, when? -- Part Three. The renegade -- Part Four. The godforsaken rock -- Part Five. That accursed crack -- Part Six. Churning in the wake.
- Notes
- Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival 2019 finalist for Mountain Literature
- ISBN
- 9781680512328
- Accession Number
- AC639
- Call Number
- G513 H35 S66
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
- URL Notes
- Summary on Mountaineers Books website
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Index Town Walls : a guide to rock climbs, including Stevens Pass
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue2436
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1985
- Author
- Smoot, Jeff
- Publisher
- U.S.: The Authors
- Call Number
- F897 I5 S5 Pam
- Author
- Smoot, Jeff
- Publisher
- U.S.: The Authors
- Published Date
- 1985
- Call Number
- F897 I5 S5 Pam
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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potentially offensive content.
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