Title: A well-written, engrossing history of Yosemite rockclimbing.
Product review: I've probably read this book eight or nine times since it was given to me for Christmas 1995. The beauty of it is that one can pick it up, turn to just about any page, and find material worth re-reading. If you are interested in rockclimbing and how it developed over time, this is the book for you. My only complaint--besides the terrible binding--is that it only addresses the period ending in 1971; I wish someone would write s comparable book about Yosemite climbing in the 70s and 80s, when the standards shot through the roof. John Long's _Rock Jocks, Wall Rats, and Hang Dogs_ covers the later period, but it isn't nearly as informative, or well-written, as Roper's book.
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