SOARING GRADES.
MONUMENTAL EGOS.
QUIET CRUSHERS.
BIG DRAMA.

In the 1990s, sport climbing was proving it’s worth. Bouldering was coming into it’s own. Big wall freeclimbing was born. Superstars were emerging. Controversies were brewing.

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THE GREATEST CLIMBS AND CLIMBERS OF THE DECADE.

Lynn Hill, Ben Moon, Wolfgang Gullich, Fred Nicole, Josune Bereziartu and more. Learn where they come from, how they found climbing, what drives them, and hear all about the stories of their greatest ascents. The Nose. Hubble. Action Directe. Freerider. It’s all here.

Twelve of the most important stories in climbing, including big questions like “What was REALLY the first 9a?”, major controversies like Fred Rouhling claiming 9b for Akira, and a mysterious bouldering phenom you’ve probably never heard of.

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FULL COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS

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ADAPTED FROM SEASON 1 OF THE POPULAR CLIMBING HISTORY PODCAST, WRITTEN IN STONE.

Included are timelines of the major moments in bouldering, sport climbing and big wall free climbing, as well as a bibliography of resources and excerpts from interviews with many of climbing’s brightest stars, such as Adam Ondra, Alex Megos, Steve McClure, Jonathan Siegrist, Eva Lopez, Bobbi Bensman and more.

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Written In Stone: The 1990s Written In Stone: The 1990s
Written In Stone: The 1990s
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Soaring Grades.
Monumental Egos.
Quiet Crushers.
Big Drama.

Written In Stone: The 1990s tells the stories of the ascents and characters of the 90s that shaped rock climbing as we know it. Based on Season 1 of the popular Written In Stone podcast, this edition features Lynn Hill’s Nose-in-a-Day free ascent, Fred Nicole establishing trail-blazing boulders, the female boulderer who owned the decade, Josune Bereziartu pushing women’s limits higher, the biggest controversy of the decade, groundbreaking FA’s by Jibé Tribout, Wolfgang Güllich, Ben Moon and more!