2nd edition of this collection of essays by 25 of the world's most outstanding women rock-climbers of the 20th century. As Vause states in his editorial preface, this collection celebrates "the well-established strength and creativity of women's climbing". 212 pages, 8vo. Additional postage may be required for the USA and other international destinations.

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Title

Rock and Roses: Mountaineering Essays by Some of the World's Best Women Climbers of the 20th Century

Publisher

Mountain N 'Air Books, CA, USA

Publication Date

1999

Language

English

ISBN 10

1879415283

ISBN 13

9781879415287

Binding

Soft cover

Edition

2nd Edition

Condition

As New

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What do you know about climbing is what you seeing on Sylvester Stallone and/or Tom Cruse movies, you are about to gender bender all your ideas of it is to be a climber. There are 32 short essays on this second edition of "Rock and Roses" and all the heroes are of the she kind. These women live and participate on a widely percieved men's world. They are not a second class athletes. They are of first class, and two of them have been named the "Best Climber in the World"—no gender qualifier— Beverly Johnson, and Lynn Hill.

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Contributors: Rosie Andrews, Beth Bennet, Arlene Blum, Julie Brugger, Rosemary Cohen, Susan Edwards, Catherine Freer, Sue Giller, Linda Givler, Sibylle C. Hectel, Lynn Hill, Cherie Bremer-Kamp, Madda Nos King, Lilace A. Mellin, Ruth Dyar Mendenhall, Dorcas S. Miller, Sally Moser, Alison Osius, Wendy Roberts, Moira Vigger, Laura Waterman, Annie Whitehouse, Elizabeth D. Woolsey, Sally Sigmond, Gabriela Zim Second Edition

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We have been selling rare and scarce books & ephemera for over 50 years and specialise in the following categories: mountaineering & climbing; mountain and adventurous travel, caving & potholing; Literature, cycling; railway history, topography.

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Le Plessis Books
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