Preface | p. v |
Acknowledgments | p. ix |
Introduction | p. xv |
The Prehistory of Northeastern Climbing: Before 1916 | p. 1 |
A New Form of Exploration: 1916-1927 | p. 15 |
The Classic Routes: 1928-1933 | p. 27 |
It's a Grand Old Flagg | p. 41 |
Mountaincraft: Ethics and Style in Prewar Climbing | p. 53 |
The First Ice Age: Before 1927 | p. 65 |
Huntington Ravine: 1928-1945 | p. 74 |
Anniversary Waltz in Pinnacle Gully | p. 87 |
Fritz Wiessner | p. 94 |
Rock Climbing for Fun: 1934-1945 | p. 102 |
The Gunks Discovered: 1935-1945 | p. 117 |
World War II as a Watershed in Northeastern Climbing History | p. 126 |
The Conservative Tradition--Rock: The 1950s and 1960s | p. 133 |
The Conservative Tradition--Ice: The 1950s and 1960s | p. 148 |
Young Turks, Old Bootleggers, Vulgarians, and a Boston Tea Party | p. 154 |
Chasing Ghosts on the Armadillo | p. 164 |
Breakthrough on Rock: 1957-1966 | p. 170 |
On Beyond 5.10: 1967-1973 | p. 181 |
Clean Climbing | p. 193 |
The Rack and the Theory of the Expanding Universe | p. 201 |
Quiet in the North Country: Before 1970 | p. 205 |
Streibert and Barber | p. 216 |
North Conway Renaissance: 1970-1979 | p. 226 |
Higher Standards throughout the Northeast: The 1970s | p. 240 |
The Many Faces of Group Dynamics | p. 250 |
Revolution on Ice: 1969-1976 | p. 253 |
Emergence of Climbing as a Popular Sport | p. 269 |
Restoring Parity: The Reemergence of Women in the 1980s | p. 282 |
Can Women Lead on Ice? | p. 291 |
5.13 and Beyond | p. 295 |
Lake Willough by and the Quandary of Northeastern Ice during the 1980s | p. 303 |
Education in Verticality--a Short Comedy or Farce in Four Scenes | p. 314 |
Climbing at the Crossroads: Ethics and Style Questions for the 1990s | p. 318 |
Index | p. 325 |
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