{"product_id":"high-drama-john-burgman-9781629377759","title":"High Drama: The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of American Competition Climbing","description":"One afternoon in 1987, two renegade climbers in Berkeley, California, hatched an ambitious plan: under the cover of darkness, they would rappel down from a carefully scouted highway on-ramp, gluing artificial handholds onto the load-bearing concrete pillars underneath. Equipped with ingenuity, strong adhesive, and an urban guerilla attitude, Jim Thornburg and Scott Frye created a serviceable climbing wall. But what they were part of was a greater development: the expansion and reimagining of a sport now slated for a highly anticipated Olympic debut in 2020. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHigh Drama\u003c\/i\u003e explores rock climbing's transformation from a pursuit of select anti-establishment vagabonds to a sport embraced by competitors of all ages, social classes, and backgrounds. \u003ci\u003eClimbing\u003c\/i\u003e magazine's John Burgman weaves a multi-layered story of traditionalists and opportunists, grassroots organizers and business-minded developers, free-spirited rebels and rigorously coached athletes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Burgman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1629377759\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781629377759\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Triumph Books (IL)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/03\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2020 pg. 96","brand":"John Burgman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43994489913599,"sku":"9781629377759","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a79b32f1-e249-4270-8b11-9554a677c2d0.jpg?v=1683330457","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/high-drama-john-burgman-9781629377759","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}