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Spare These Stones: A Journey Through Southern Climbing Culture

Spare These Stones: A Journey Through Southern Climbing Culture

Kornylak, Andrew

Hardcover

Rock ClimbingGeneral PhotographySouth

Publisher Price: $34.95

ISBN10: 1680518224
ISBN13: 9781680518221
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
Published: Aug 23 2025
Pages: 208
Weight: 1.93
Height: 0.71 Width: 8.73 Depth: 9.98
Language: English
Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards Regional Finalist • Independent Publisher Book Award GOLD Medal in Regional Southeast Nonfiction

Spare These Stones: A Journey Through Southern Climbing Culture is a captivating visual and narrative exploration of the evolution of climbing in the Southern United States during the transformative decades of the 1990s and 2000s. From its clandestine roots, when climbing was an underground pursuit shrouded in secrecy with areas passed around through word of mouth, to its rise in accessibility through grassroots efforts and land conservation, photographer and filmmaker Andrew Kornylak delves into the intricate threads of geography and culture. This heart-shaped region of Southern climbing, stretching from Nashville to Charlotte and Atlanta to Lexington, is known for limestone and sandstone cliffs, hard bouldering, and challenging roof cracks. Highlighting efforts of the community to protect climbing areas, Kornylak shares stories about Jerry Roberts, Joey Henson, Greg Kottkamp, Lisa Rands, Adam Henry, James Litz, and many more at off-the-beaten path spots and iconic destinations like the Tennessee Wall near Chattanooga and Horse Pens 40 Ranch in Alabama.

Spare These Stones celebrates the resilient spirit of Southern climbers and their profound connection to the rugged, culturally-rich areas they call home.

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