Valley of Giants, Stories from women at the heart of Yosemite Climbing, Edited by Lauren Miller, The Mountaineers, Seattle, 2022,
Valley of Giants, Stories from women at the heart of Yosemite Climbing, Edited by Lauren Miller, The Mountaineers, Seattle, 2022,
"Long overdue anthology highlights women in Yosemite climbing history." – Climbing Magazine2023 Women Writing the West WILLA Literary Award Finalist in Scholarly Nonfiction2023 Independent Publisher Book Award Silver Winner in Anthologies2022 Banff Mountain Book Competition Climbing Literature Winner2022 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards Finalist in Women's StudiesContributors include Lynn Hill, Steph Davis, Liz Robbins, Beth Rodden, Kate Rutherford, Katie Brown and more Introduction by Mari Gingery Author is deeply connected with the Valley community through her work with Yosemite Search and Rescue (YOSAR) Though long overlooked, women have always been at the center of Yosemite--climbing, crafting equipment, and establishing new routes. In Valley of Giants, editor and climber Lauren DeLaunay Miller pulls together journal excerpts, original essays, interviews, archival materials, and memorable firsts that span the past century of climbing in the Valley.This first-ever collection of both famed and untold stories from women at the heart of Yosemite climbing gathers almost 40 contributors, from Bea Vogel who forged her own pitons to Molly Higgins who participated in the first all-female ascent of the Nose on El Capitan to Liz Robbins who established routes in Yosemite Valley during the Golden Age. Astonishing Stonemasters like Lynn Hill, as well as many other notable climbers, including Steph Davis, Kate Rutherford, Beth Rodden, Chelsea Griffie, Libby Sauter, and more share their recollections of the exhilaration they felt up on the wall and the determination it took to get there.
- Filename
- Valley of Giants, Stories from women at the heart of Yosemite Climbing, Edited by Lauren Miller, The Mountaineers, Seattle, 2022,
- Copyright
- Colin Monteath
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- 696x1000 / 100.0KB
- Contained in galleries
- North America Reference Library - Not for sale

