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A necessary purchase for libraries in the Northeast and desirable for all sports collections.-- Library Journal Dividing their account roughly into decades and describing the major eastern climbing areas in loving detail, Guy and Laura weave a rich tapestry with vivid scenes in which they portray the leading players. ... Relish this remarkable book. It's a fun read and an inexhaustible reservoir of history, and certain to be a classic.-- The American Alpine Journal Humor, meticulous research, a grand sense of history, and firsthand experience on the rock and ice they describe, put the Watermans' latest book high on the must-read list for anyone who loves New England's hills.-- Appalachia I, who grew up climbing in the Northeast, found Yankee Rock & Ice both educational and delightful. It is a necessary piece of gear on the rack of all armchair mountaineers, as well as an accurate topo of where we've been.--Ramsay Thomas Rock and Ice Laura and Guy Waterman have achieved something similar to a controversial first ascent.--Peter Beal Crux There is a historic spirit in these lands where our nation was born, and the climbing folklore is similarly colorful. Now, finally, with the publication of Yankee Rock & Ice, this lore can be shared among a wider audience.--Bob Palais Climbing

"A necessary purchase for libraries in the Northeast and desirable for all sports collections.-- ""Library Journal"" Dividing their account roughly into decades and describing the major eastern climbing areas in loving detail, Guy and Laura weave a rich tapestry with vivid scenes in which they portray the leading players. ... Relish this remarkable book. It's a fun read and an inexhaustible reservoir of history, and certain to be a classic.-- ""The American Alpine Journal"" Humor, meticulous research, a grand sense of history, and firsthand experience on the rock and ice they describe, put the Watermans' latest book high on the must-read list for anyone who loves New England's hills.-- ""Appalachia"" I, who grew up climbing in the Northeast, found Yankee Rock & Ice both educational and delightful. It is a necessary piece of gear on the rack of all armchair mountaineers, as well as an accurate topo of where we've been.--Ramsay Thomas ""Rock and Ice"" Laura and Guy Waterman have achieved something similar to a controversial first ascent.--Peter Beal ""Crux"" There is a historic spirit in these lands where our nation was born, and the climbing folklore is similarly colorful. Now, finally, with the publication of Yankee Rock & Ice, this lore can be shared among a wider audience.--Bob Palais ""Climbing"""

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Laura and Guy Waterman have been dedicated volunteers for the U.S. Forest Service and for hiking and conservation organizations, maintaining New Hampshire’s Franconia Ridge trail for nearly two decades. Energetic explorers of White Mountain terrain, on and off trail and in all seasons, the Watermans carried a feet-on-the-ground knowledge of the land they so passionately wrote about. In 2012, the American Alpine Club awarded them the David R. Brower Conservation Award for Outstanding Service in Mountain Conservation. After Guy’s death in 2000, Laura and friends founded the Waterman Fund to carry on their vision of preserving wildness and conserving the alpine areas across the Northeast. Laura lives near their original homestead in northern Vermont and has published her work in various literary magazines and journals, including Appalachia and Alpinist. Michael Wejchert has climbed all over North and South America and Canada, but settled in New Hampshire because he likes the spirited climbing community, rainy rest days, and living ten minutes from Cathedral Ledge, one of the best cliffs in the country. He works as a climbing guide, a carpenter, and a writer. The winner of the 2013 Waterman Fund Essay Contest, he has contributed to Rock and Ice, Gripped, Alpinist, Ascent, Appalachia, and The New York Times, among others. When Michael’s not working, he can be found trail running, rock climbing, ice climbing, or in a tent, waiting out a storm in the Alaska Range. He lives in Jackson, New Hampshire.

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