The Stettner Way: Life and Climbs of Joe and Paul Stettner

Gorby, Jack

ISBN 10: 0972441301 / ISBN 13: 9780972441308

Published by Colorado Mountain Club Press, 2003

Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0972441301I3N00

Synopsis:

* A remarkable story of early mountaineering legends and a list of their most significant climbs
* Fifty vintage black-and-white photographs and six maps
* Many exciting stories and personal anecdotes

Joe and Paul Stettner have been called the first true sport climbers in America; contemporary and fellow legend Paul Petzoldt called them "the human flies" for their bold and acrobatic style. Legends in the early mountaineering community, they put up some of the most difficult routes in North America during a career that spanned the beginnings of modern rock climbing in the 1920s to well into the big-wall climbing era of the 1950s. This is a story not only of climbing adventure but of lives touched by many of the great dramas of the 20th Century.

About the Author: JACK GORBYhas 30 years of climbing experience. He's written several climbing stories for the publications of the Chicago Mountaineering Club and was a close friend of the Stettners for over 20 years.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Stettner Way: Life and Climbs of Joe and...
Publisher: Colorado Mountain Club Press
Publication Date: 2003
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket