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Jim Herrington
Mountain climber
New York, NY
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Topic Author's Original Post - Sep 1, 2017 - 10:09am PT
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It only took 19 years but I finally finished it.
In mid-October, 2017 when my book is released it will be exactly that many years, almost to the day, since I took the first photograph (of Glen Dawson) for a portrait project that has since become much larger than I ever imagined.
It started in the 1990s, I simply wanted to photograph a few of the elder Sierra Nevada climbers, and I got them: Glen Dawson, Jules Eichorn, David Brower and others.
Then I photographed Bradford Washburn and from there it turned into an American project.
But then I got Riccardo Cassin and the trap door fell open and I’ve since gone literally around the world to photograph the greats, famous and not so much, that were active between the 1920s and 1970s.
Greg Child wrote an extensive essay, mostly historical, often personal, Homeric. Alex Honnold has written the foreword. I'm happy, lucky and proud to have them both involved.
In the preface I write about my travels and travails to hunt down, find and photograph these legends over the years, usually with a wallet no thicker than a Listerine Breath Strip.
Mountaineers Books is the publisher.
Thanks to the STers that assisted in any way big or small, there were quite a few, some of which were photographed for the book.
You can pre-order, or just read more about it, here:
https://www.amazon.com/Climbers-Jim-Herrington/dp/1680510835/
I’ll have a dedicated website for the book by mid-September and will post that link further down on this thread when it’s ready. Some people have requested signed copies of the book, that’s where those will be available (or at an event if one happens near you).
If you’re on Instagram it’s here:
@theclimbers_book
https://www.instagram.com/theclimbers_book/
My regular website has some of the initial portraits on it:
http://www.jimherrington.com
The photo attached is the spine and front cover. The book comes inside an embossed black linen slipcase. I finally saw the finished thing two days ago, the construction, printing and binding is amazing. They did a really great job on that end.
Now, let the critiquing begin…
Thanks,
-Jim Herrington
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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wonderful news
and inspirational from so many different aspects
thanks Jim!
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Jon Beck
Trad climber
Oceanside
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Looks like a great book, you website was worth a long look. Thanks for posting this up.
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ec
climber
ca
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A Tremendous Accomplishment!
ec
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jstan
climber
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Those photos are proof positive taking up climbing is a bad idea.
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wayne w
Trad climber
the nw
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A work of dedication and passion. Can't wait to see it.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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This should be cool!
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Jim Herrington
Mountain climber
New York, NY
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 3, 2017 - 07:07am PT
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Thanks for the interest and kind words everyone.
Sad to hear that the Italian climber Armando Aste passed away two days ago, September 1, at 91 years of age.
Armando began climbing in the 1940s on the spire at Castel Corno above his hometown of Rovereto in northern Italy. By the close of that decade he was pedaling his bike 80 miles round-trip from his home up into the Brenta Dolomites to climb Campanile Basso and other mountains in the region. By 1950 he began a two-decade-long string of mountaineering success including the Aste-Susatti route on Monte Civetta, the Aste Route on Marmolada d'Ombretta, the first Italian ascent of the Eiger North Face in 1962 and many others.
In the summer of 2015 I spent a day with him at his home in Rovereto and photographed him for my book. A very soulful, sweet guy and we enjoyed each other's company, a nice lunch and shared a lot of laughs… despite not speaking a lick of each other’s language.
There are some interesting words about him, and by him, here:
http://www.armandoaste.it
Riposa in pace, Armando, e grazie.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Looks fab! Richard Avedon would be jealous.
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PhilG
Trad climber
The Circuit, Tonasket WA
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Looking forward to it!
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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You had me at Dolly Parton, Jim.
Fine portraits & fun images at your website.
Thanks for the effort and congratulations on the book publication.
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MH2
Boulder climber
Andy Cairns
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Now, let the critiquing begin…
I am too intimidated by the cover shot.
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
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Looking forward to the release in Oct!
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AP
Trad climber
Calgary
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Can't wait
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H
Mountain climber
there and back again
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Looking forward to a local book signing. Speaking of which Jim, I have a great venue for you in Santa Rosa. Let me know if your interested.
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Jim Herrington
Mountain climber
New York, NY
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 5, 2017 - 03:31pm PT
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Thanks everyone.
Speaking of which Jim, I have a great venue for you in Santa Rosa. Let me know if your interested.
H, apparently messaging on ST doesn't work, please email me here jim@jimherrington.com And thank you.
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Jim Herrington
Mountain climber
New York, NY
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 7, 2017 - 08:16am PT
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MH2
Boulder climber
Andy Cairns
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With a foreward by Alex Honnold, an essay by Greg Child, and a GQ photographer, it looks promising.
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