Yankee Rock & Ice: A History of Climbing in the Northeastern United States
- ISBN-10
- 0811767671
- ISBN-13
- 9780811767675
- Category
- Sports & Recreation
- Pages
- 464
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2018-10-01
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Authors
- Laura Waterman, Guy Waterman, Michael Wejchert
Description
First published in 1993 and hailed as a classic, Yankee Rock & Ice is now reissued in a new edition with four new chapters covering the 1990s through today to bring the book up to date. This comprehensive and entertaining history of roped rock and ice climbing in the Northeast traces the growth of this popular sport in New England and New York and covers the first trailblazers of the eighteenth century through today’s events and personalities. Well-known mountaineers and preservationists, Guy and Laura Waterman have explored every corner of the mountains of New England and New York and done solid historical research on first ascents of classic routes and the climbers who have made them legendary. Climber Michael Wejchert joins Laura for the work on the second edition.
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