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John Gill: Master of Rock (Climbing Classics , No 2)
John Gill Master of Rock - Climbing Classics , No 2 Author:Pat Ament, Pat Master of Rock Ament, John Gill 160 b/w photos & 6 x 9 "This book is a masterpiece. It really shows bouldering like it is: raw, pure, all-encompassing. John Gill is the man!"--Bobbi Bensman. John Gill has been called the conceptual father of sport climbing. His one-armed front levers and inspired aerial moves radically reinterpreted the sport, showing peers and critics that b... more »ouldering is as valid as alpine and big wall climbing, or any other focus of climbers' attention and energy. In Master of Rock, the second in Stackpole's Climbing Classics series, Pat Ament, who climbed with Gill at Horse Tooth Reservoir and Flagstaff Mountain, provides rare insight into John Gill, the man, and his evolution into a climbing pioneer. Pat Ament, an accomplished climber himself, is the author of numerous books on climbing, including Royal Robbins: Spirit of the Age . He lives in Westminster, Colorado.« less