Mellor, Don

American Rock: Region, Rock, and Culture in American Rock Climbing

Woodstock, VT: Countryman Press, 2001.

First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. 303 pp, indexed, illustrated with b/w photos. Clean, tight binding, minimal wear. Dust jacket has a short tear to the rear panel. An authoritative history of the sport of rock climbing in the United States and how distinct climbing styles have developed in different geologic regions around the country.