Book Report: Valley Of Giants

Call me old school, but nothing gets me more fired up than adding a new adventure, climbing or mountaineering book to the collection. So I was excited last month, when Valley Of Giants: Stories From Women at The Heart of Yosemite Climbing , arrived at my doorstep. This anthology, edited and curated by Lauren DeLaunay Miller , is a collection of 39 stories - written and told by the trailblazing, often-times under the radar, women who have been at the center of Yosemite climbing over the past century. While the book of course features stories by well-known valley climbers such as Lynn Hill and Steph Davis, DeLauney Miller has gone to painstaking lengths to include older, more obscure - but equally important stories - as well. The result is a rich and inspiring history of female climbing and adventure in Yosemite Valley. I recently spoke with DeLaunay Miller, to talk about her process for putting this important anthology together. What struck me was the amount of work, and dogged determination required - just to find the stories for the book: Basically a combination of internet sleuthing, scouring the white pages of physical phone books, writing and sending hand-written letters, and cold-calling strangers across the country. It’s an impressive feat, and left me feeling that DeLaunay Miller is equal parts climber, librarian, and investigative journalist. So i hope you enjoy my conversation with Lauren DeLaunay Miller - talking about her new anthology Valley Of Giants: Stories From Women at The Heart Of Yosemite Climbing. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Notes Special thanks to Lauren DeLaunay Miller Purchase Valley Of Giants Produced by Evan Phillips Editing & Sound Design by Pod Peak Original Music by Evan Phillips Support The Firn Line Patreon PayPal Merch Sponsors Alaska Rock Gym The Hoarding Marmot

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This episode was published on May 1, 2022.

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