2003, 1st edition. 144 pp, 300+ color photos. The first book of its kind, this is a photo celebration of rock climbing in the Southeastern USA, a region rich in climbing but difficult to photograph. The author visited 43 areas in 8 states, over ten years, to capture the superb images in the wonderful book. Large format hardcover. SIGNED by Harrison Shull!
This is not a bunch of posed shots showing Big Name Pretty Boys exploring an intimate relationship with their sponsor's logos. Dissing that paradigm, Shull turns his camera on the locals as they crank real climbs of all levels on their home turf. Trad, sport, bouldering, aid - it's all there and if Shull took you any closer to the action, you'd have to hold your nose. Does the Southeast truly have the best rock in all of America? For years tales have floated about of knee-knocking slabs, monster roof cracks, jug-laced pump-a-thons, bouldering out the wazoo and even 1000-foot walls all on impeccable stone. Now Shull lays down the proof.
