Fifty Classic Climbs of North America is a 1979 climbing guidebook and history written by Steve Roper and Allen Steck. It is considered a classic piece of climbing literature, known to many climbers a
Cover of first paperback edition. Dick Long on the East Buttress of Middle Cathedral Rock.
Salathé Wall
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The Salathé Wall is one of the original big wall climbing routes up El Capitan, a 3,000-foot high granite monolith in Yosemite National Park. The Salathé Wall was named by Yvon Chouinard in honor of J
Southwest face of El Capitan from Yosemite Valley with the Salathé Wall route marked in red
Rock climber Chuck Pratt bivouacking during the first ascent of the Salathé Wall in September 1961.