Royal Robbins
The American Climber
Published on 15. August 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-1-68051-658-6 (ISBN)
Description
The definitive biography of one of America's most influential climbers, from a hardscrabble youth to the heights of Yosemite and beyond
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Language
English
Place of publication
Seattle
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 227 mm
Width: 151 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
560 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-68051-658-6 (9781680516586)
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E-Book
09/2023
Mountaineers Books
€22.49
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Person
David Smartis founding editor of Gripped magazine, editorial director at Gripped Publishing, and author of five guidebooks. His biography of Austrian solo climber Paul Preuss was shortlisted for the Boardman Tasker Prize, and his biography of Italian climber Emilio Comici won that prize along with the Banff Award for Climbing Literature. Other honors include the H. Adams Carter Award for Mountain Literature from the American Alpine Club. His work has appeared in Climbing, Rock and Ice, The American Alpine Journal, The Canadian Alpine Journal, and Alpinist. Smart resides in Toronto.