The comprehensive guide to the place that brought sport climbing to North America— a full-color, thoroughly updated new edition Smith Rock State Park. It was

Comprehensive guide to this area in central Oregon that brought the sport of climbing to America.

Smith Rock is where it all began the birthplace of American sport climbing. The soaring orange walls of this Oregon State Park have some of the best and most ce

Fast-paced history-cum-memoir about rock climbing in the wild-and-wooly ’80s Highlights ground-breaking achievements from the era Hangdog Days vividly chronic

“The old way of climbing was systematic, methodical, and consistent. Now it’s anything goes, reacting to every situation differently.” —Tommy Caldwell �