A Climber We Lost: Allen Steck
Each January we post a farewell tribute to those members of our community lost in the year just past. Some of the people you may have heard of, some not. All are part of our community and contributed to climbing.
Each January we post a farewell tribute to those members of our community lost in the year just past. Some of the people you may have heard of, some not. All are part of our community and contributed to climbing.
A rare glimpse of the hardware carried by John Salathé, Royal Robbins, Warren Harding and William "Dolt "Feurer to pioneer Yosemite's granite crucibles.
In 1949, in post-war Europe, two students embarked on a great climbing adventure bicycling across the Alps, checking off grand walls and faces that remain sought after, though not without mishap.
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All 50 classics, for your climbing pleasure