Climbers from USA

1960s Colorado activist and talented rock climber. Layton Kor protege who, like his mentor, retired from climbing after becoming a Jehovah's Witness.

Larry Dalke was a naturally brilliant free climber able to float up hard rock fast and seemingly effortlessly. (Layton Kor) [2]

References

[1] http://www.supertopo.com/climbers-forum/1305047/The-Amazing-Larry-Dalke-Colorado-Free-Climbing-Ace

[2] Kor, L (2013) Beyond the Vertical (2nd Ed.) USA: Falcon Guides p12

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/C7StQvKuZe-/

[2] https://goeast.ems.com/beta-spray-first-ascent-podcast/

References

[1] https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/inyoregister/name/leonard-daughenbaugh-obituary?id=36585960

[2] https://mra.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/fieldteamleadership.pdf

References

[1] https://www.tetongravity.com/lincoln-knowles-free-soloing-interview/

Bolivian-born US climber, skier, photographer and writer. Author of the seminal essay Games Climbers Play.

Climbing is not a homogeneous sport but rather a collection of differing (though related) activities, each with its own adepts, distinctive terrain, problems and satisfactions, and perhaps most important, its own rules. Therefore, I propose to consider climbing in general as a hierarchy of climbing games, each defined by a set of rules and an appropriate field of play. [2]

The essay was influential and widely cited in the anglophone climbing world. The title but not the content echo Games People Play, a popular psychology book of the time. [3]

References

[1] http://alpenglow.org/themes/alpinism-as-humanism/index.html

[2] Games Climbers Play, republished in the Alpine Journal (1968) /library/2894/alpine-journal-1968-46-52-tejada-flores-games

[4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Games_People_Play_(book)