{"product_id":"high-drama-the-rise-fall-and-rebirth-of-american-competition-climbing-paperback","title":"High Drama: The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of American Competition Climbing - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Burgman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKynan Waggoner\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne afternoon in 1987, two renegade climbers in Berkeley, California, hatched an ambitious plan: under the cover of darkness, they would rappel down from a carefully scouted highway on-ramp, gluing artificial handholds onto the load-bearing concrete pillars underneath. Equipped with ingenuity, strong adhesive, and an urban guerilla attitude, Jim Thornburg and Scott Frye created a serviceable climbing wall. But what they were part of was a greater development: the expansion and reimagining of a sport now slated for a highly anticipated Olympic debut in 2020. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHigh Drama\u003c\/i\u003e explores rock climbing's transformation from a pursuit of select anti-establishment vagabonds to a sport embraced by competitors of all ages, social classes, and backgrounds. \u003ci\u003eClimbing\u003c\/i\u003e magazine's John Burgman weaves a multi-layered story of traditionalists and opportunists, grassroots organizers and business-minded developers, free-spirited rebels and rigorously coached athletes.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Burgman\u003c\/b\u003e has been reporting on competition climbing for the better part of a decade. He writes regularly for \u003ci\u003eClimbing\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eClimbing Business Journal\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a Fulbright grant recipient and the author of two previous books, \u003ci\u003eWhy We Climb: A Dirtbag's Quest for Vertical Reason\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIsland Solitaire\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eKynan Waggoner\u003c\/b\u003e is the former CEO of USA Climbing, the national governing body of the sport of competition climbing in the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 03, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47687875821789,"sku":"9781629377759","price":21.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/Bv3a4djJK39781629377759.webp?v=1774040569","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/high-drama-the-rise-fall-and-rebirth-of-american-competition-climbing-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}