9th Grade
150 Years of Free Climbing
Published on 1. November 2016
Book
Hardback
304 pages
978-1-68051-101-7 (ISBN)
Description
A comprehensive world history of the sport of free climbing
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Language
English
Place of publication
Seattle
United States
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 282 mm
Width: 246 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
1724 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-68051-101-7 (9781680511017)
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David Chambre has always been passionate about climbing. While studying geography at the Sorbonne University in Paris, he first discovered the boulders of Fontainebleau and later the great alpine peaks of the Mont-Blanc Massif, including the central pillar of the Freney and the first free ascent of the Bonatti route on the Grand Capucin. During the 1980s, he was one of the first French professional rock climbers specializing in free climbing, free solos, and numerous French grade-8 routes. He eventually settled in Provence, where he shares his passion for rock with writing novellas and historical reviews for mountaineering and climbing publications.