California Surfing and Climbing in the Fifties - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook California Surfing and Climbing in the Fifties write by . This book was released on 2013. California Surfing and Climbing in the Fifties available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The story told by the photographs in California Surfing and Climbing in the Fifties takes place against the larger backdrop of postwar America: Truman and Eisenhower, the Korean War, the Cold War and the Red Scare. Young people were embracing new symbols of non-conformity: Elvis Presley, Jack Kerouac, Marlon Brando and James Dean. All along the California coast, surfing became popular as heavy balsawood boards were replaced with lightweight ones crafted from polyurethane foam, fiberglass and resin. Meanwhile, climbers descended on Tahquitz Rock in the south and Yosemite Valley to the north to test handcrafted equipment that would set new standards for safety, technique and performance. The photographs in this volume include images of legendary surfers such as Joe Quigg, Tom Zahn, Dale Velzy and Renny Yater, in locations such as Rincon, Malibu, South Bay, Laguna and San Onofre; and famous climbers such as Warren Harding, Royal Robbins and Wayne Merry among others, photographed mostly in the Yosemite Valley by the likes of Bob Swift, Alan Steck, Jerry Gallwas and Frank Hoover. Soaked in surf, sun and adrenaline, the photographs in California Surfing and Climbing in the Fifties depict the birth of an era and an exhilarating moment in Californian history.
Let My People Go Surfing
Let My People Go Surfing - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Let My People Go Surfing write by Yvon Chouinard. This book was released on 2006-09-05. Let My People Go Surfing available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Yvon Chouinard-legendary climber, businessman, environmentalist, and founder of Patagonia, Inc.-shares the persistence and courage that have gone into being head of one of the most respected and environmentally responsible companies on earth. From his youth as the son of a French Canadian blacksmith to the thrilling, ambitious climbing expeditions that inspired his innovative designs for the sport's equipment, Let My People Go Surfing is the story of a man who brought doing good and having grand adventures into the heart of his business life-a book that will deeply affect entrepreneurs and outdoor enthusiasts alike. A newly revised edition of Let My People Go Surfing is available now. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Yosemite in the Fifties
Yosemite in the Fifties - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Yosemite in the Fifties write by Dean Fidelman. This book was released on 2015. Yosemite in the Fifties available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Companion to the classic Yosemite in the Sixties, this book uses the words of the climbers of the time and artfully restored photographs to chronicle the historic first ascents of Yosemite's "mile-high" granite walls, the legendary personalities who risked their lives to climb them, and how their endeavors initiated the birth of adventure sports. Better than half a century after the first ascent of El Capitan, the deeds of Yosemite's 1950s-era Iron Age are no longer viewed as climbs or mere adventures. Rather, they are assaults on the human barrier, pushing that much higher. Yosemite in the Fifties gives the stage almost entirely over to the original source material, the first-person narratives, archive photos (artfully restored), and memorabilia particular to the seminal ascents of the era. These words, images, and design, when cast from critical angles, all reach across generations to resurrect vanished worlds. Yosemite in The Fifties is fashioned not so much as a book but as a wormhole back to an enchanted time in the history of exploration, and a classic era of Americana now lost in time.
Some Stories
Some Stories - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Some Stories write by Yvon Chouinard. This book was released on 2019. Some Stories available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Through a compilation of his many articles on sports, from falconry to fishing and climbing to surfing, along with musings on the purpose of business and the importance of environmental activism, the author reveals his extraordinary and varied life experiences.
Climbing Ice
Climbing Ice - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Climbing Ice write by Yvon Chouinard. This book was released on 1978. Climbing Ice available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
