Glen is a climber, photographer, and filmmaker who made many first ascents in Yosemite in the 1960s, before moving on to the icy peaks of Peru and Afghanistan. His climbing films have won awards at several film festivals; his photography has been published in numerous periodicals and in books including Camp 4: Recollections of a Yosemite Rockclimber and Ordeal by Piton. The photographs featured here are drawn from a collection documenting life and climbs in Yosemite Valley in the 1960s, known as the golden age of Yosemite rock climbing.
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When Glen moved to Yosemite in 1958 to learn to climb, the first ascent of El Capitan was under way. Inspired by this historic event, he was soon climbing the most challenging routes in Yosemite Valley.
his photography has appeared in a number of publications, culminating in his 2007 book, Yosemite in the Sixties, the source of the photographs shown in this feature. Yosemite in the Sixties.
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