The Best Dam Climb in America
Memories of youth, temptation and trying to out climb the long arm of the law.
Author
Bruce Hildenbrand
My Stories
The Eiger’s First Survivor
When the two Italians Claudio Corti and Stefano Longhi started up the Eiger no climber had been rescued alive from the North Face. What unfolded was one of the most Herculean and heroic rescue efforts of all time.
High Crimes On K2
In 1954, two Italian climbers made the first ascent of K2, and were celebrated across Europe. But something happened up there that was a betrayal and worse. It took 50 years for the truth to be believed.
You Trust Your Life To That? Here’s How to Identify Dangerous Climbing Bolts.
Knowing the difference between good and bad bolts can save your life.
Prodigy Who Freed the Nose at 15 Just Notched His 50th 5.14 and He Still Can’t Vote
And #50 was the most special of all: his hardest climb to date, and a first ascent to boot.
Hobbs Kessler Climbs 5.14+ and Runs a Sub 4-Minute Mile. And He's Just 17.
Hobbs Kessler wants to be the first person to run a sub 4-minute mile and climb 5.15 and V15. And he just might do it.
Mixed Metals and Galvanic Corrosion: Why Our Bolts Go Bad
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Rebolting Resurrection Wall at Pinnacles National Park
Two men, four pitches, 29 bolts
How to Do the Tyrolean Traverse
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El Cap Cleanup and ARI Work – November, 2009
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