The Stonemasters

Out of print since 2011 this Iconic book could only be had if you were willing to spend up to $1000 on eBay or other collectible sites. At the Banff film and book festival in 2010 it won both the Grand prize and Best mountaineering history Awards. The Stonemasters: California Rock Climbers in the Seventies, chronicles the meteoric rise of a small band of Southern Californians who, beginning in the early 1970s, radically altered the course of world rock climbing, and virtually invented the gonzo culture of modern adventure sports. With over one hundred thirty historical photos, along with the landmark essays and stories of John Long (and others), The Stonemasters bring to life the legendary personalities, the victories and the tragedies that set the adventure revolution in motion.