On Edge: The Life and Climbs of Henry Barber by Chip Lee (1982) (SIGNED) Kentucky

On Edge: The Life and Climbs of Henry Barber by Chip Lee (1982) (SIGNED) KentuckyA biography of Hot Henry Barber, one of the East Coasts most famous climbers. Barber is a local legend in the East, although many places have stories of Barber visiting and blowing away the local climbers particularly when he visited Australia, he significantly advanced their open ended grading system. Known for his brash attitude, free solo climbs, and golfers cap, Barber is an under appreciated character in climbing history. Hardcover first edition,

A cool piece of history and in surprisingly good shape - the hardcover binding contributed to that

Appalachia

Basic Rockcraft with some bending on one corner and bottom edge

foreword by Sir Edmund Hillary

There is one edition following this

"This book is the best

perfect condition

If you are looking to buy this you probably already know this

and then we work further afield in the 1900s

but not all

Plastic peeling on the edges of the covers and the spine

pocket-sized