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Early in the pages of this overdue oral history and personal testimony by pioneering female climbers in Yosemite Valley, there’s a 1950s photo of Bea Vogel in full ironworker kit before a door labeled “Forge & Foundry.” It’s a reminder that Yvon Chouinard wasn’t the only climber who pounded their own pitons, and that the development of rockwork in this hallowed valley wasn’t created just by men, as lore often suggests. Editor Lauren DeLaunay Miller worked hard to earn the trust of legends, and the payoff is a delightful mix of personal anecdotes, introspection, and new context for past climbs. (Vogel says Warren Harding, pouting about being left off a Half Dome climb, only considered tackling El Cap when
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