For the past 15 years Heinz Zak has been at home in the sport climbing areas and ranks among the most renowned international photographers in the field of climbing and mountaineering. During the past five years he accompanied more than 70 of the best-known climbers around the world, taking pictures during climbing expeditions of extreme difficulty and getting acquainted with them in many personal talks. The resulting pictures and texts thus not only reflect the wide variety of climbing and of the personalities contributing to its image, but also what makes climbing so fascinating to all of us.
Wereas the large-sized action photograps demonstrate the present level of performance of the »Rock Stars« from more than ten nations, the portraits enriched with many personal quotations represent a survey of the evolution of climbing.
Important topics – such as »route manipulation«, »competition« and »solo climbing« – are discussed in this book; various rumours and information handed on repeatedly in a wrong way are presented correctly. The list of all top routes of the climbers at the end will make possible thrilling comparisons under various aspects.
Everyone to whom climbing means something should read this book!
available at CORDEE
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