num_pages: 240
description: 2022 Banff Mountain Book Competition Climbing Literature WinnerLong overdue anthology highlights women in Yosemite climbing history.  Climbing Magazine Though long overlooked women have always been at the center of Yosemite--climbing crafting equipment and establishing new routes. In Valley of Giants  editor and climber Lauren DeLaunay Miller pulls together journal excerpts original essays interviews archival materials and memorable firsts that span the past century of climbing in the Valley.This first-ever collection of both famed and untold stories from women at the heart of Yosemite climbing gathers almost 40 contributors from Bea Vogel who forged her own pitons to Molly Higgins who participated in the rst all-female ascent of the Nose on El Capitan to Liz Robbins who established routes in Yosemite Valley during the Golden Age. Astonishing Stonemasters like Lynn Hill as well as many other notable climbers including Steph Davis Kate Rutherford Beth Rodden Chelsea Grife Libby Sauter and more share their recollections of the exhilaration they felt up on the wall and the determination it took to get there. As Mari Gingery one of the first women to climb the Shield on El Cap writes in the foreword the stories feature a medley of intrepid female characters who offer fresh perspectives.Organized into ve distinct eras in Yosemite climbing history this groundbreaking anthology captures a range of stories from heartbreaking losses to soaring joys trip reports of signicant ascents to moments that convey the larger essence of the Valley--and what it means to call this iconic place home.
language: English
title: Valley of Giants: Stories from Women at the Heart of Yosemite Climbing
publisher: Mountaineers Books