Valley Walls: A Memoir of Climbing and Living in Yosemite

By Glen Denny

Half a century ago a rag-tag group of innovators was building a foundation for modern American rock climbing from a makeshift home base in Yosemite. Photographer Glen Denny was a key figure in this golden age of climbing, capturing pioneering feats on camera while tackling challenging ascents himself. In entertaining short pieces enlivened by his iconic black-and-white images of Yosemite's big wall legends, Denny reveals a young man's coming of age and provides a vivid look at Yosemite's early climbing culture. He relates such precarious achievements as hauling water in glass gallon jugs up the east face of Washington Column, nailing the 750-foot Rostrum in a punishing heat wave, and dangling overnight on El Capitan's Dihedral Wall in a lightning storm. Each true tale captures the spirit of historic Camp 4, where Denny and others plan the next big climb while living on the cheap and dodging park rangers.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1930238630
• ISBN13: 9781930238633
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: Yosemite Conservancy
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"