{"product_id":"yosemite-in-the-fifties-the-iron-age-9781938340482","title":"Yosemite in the Fifties: The Iron Age","description":"Companion to the classic \u003ci\u003eYosemite in the Sixties\u003c\/i\u003e, this book uses the words of the climbers of the time and artfully restored photographs to chronicle the historic first ascents of Yosemite's \"mile-high\" granite walls, the legendary personalities who risked their lives to climb them, and how their endeavors initiated the birth of adventure sports. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBetter than half a century after the first ascent of El Capitan, the deeds of Yosemite's 1950s-era Iron Age are no longer viewed as climbs or mere adventures. Rather, they are assaults on the human barrier, pushing that much higher. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eYosemite in the Fifties\u003c\/i\u003e gives the stage almost entirely over to the original source material, the first-person narratives, archive photos (artfully restored), and memorabilia particular to the seminal ascents of the era. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese words, images, and design, when cast from critical angles, all reach across generations to resurrect vanished worlds. \u003ci\u003eYosemite in The Fifties\u003c\/i\u003e is fashioned not so much as a book but as a wormhole back to an enchanted time in the history of exploration, and a classic era of Americana now lost in time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClimber and photographer Dean Fidelman, with John Long, has published three books: \"The Stonemasters\" (Stonemaster Press\/Patagonia Books, 2009), \"StoneNudes\" (Stonemaster Press, 2010), and \"The Valley Climbers\" (Stonemaster Press, 2011). He lives in Capitola, CA. \u003cbr\u003eJohn Long is a widely published author of both fiction and nonfiction. \"The Stonemasters\" won the Grand Prize at the Banff Film and Book Festival. He lives in Venice, CA. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Patagonia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50476310495506,"sku":"9781938340482","price":43.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8eca45bf-5d2d-437c-83fb-911b741bed9e.jpg?v=1730248287","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/yosemite-in-the-fifties-the-iron-age-9781938340482","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}