Great Climbing Destinations From Coast to Coast with Jim Thornburg The most published climbing photographer of the past 20 years, Bay Area native Jim Thornburg is a master at capturing the profound interplay between climber and crag. His photos have graced the covers of numerous magazines and catalogs, including Climbing, Rock and Ice, Alpinist, Patagonia , and Black Diamond. Jim will share highlights of his life’s work, featured in Stone Mountains: North America’s Best Crags, his new large format photo book showcasing 35 climbing areas spanning the continent. Join Jim for a visual tour of treasured crags, including the fantastic granite boulders of Joshua Tree; the perfect limestone of El Potrero Chico (Hidalgo, Mexico); the spectacular overhangs of Red River Gorge (Kentucky) and the Gunks (Shawangunk Ridge, New York state); off-the-track destinations here in the greater Bay Area; and more.

Thornburg will be showing some of his amazing climbing pictures for 7 pm–8:30 pm, Monday, August 1 at REI Saratoga and 7 pm–8:30 pm, Tuesday, August 9 at REI Berkeley.



The events are free and will be held at:

REI Berkeley : 1338 San Pablo Avenue 94702; (510) 527-4140

REI Saratoga : 400 El Paseo de Saratoga, San Jose 95130; (408) 871-8765

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  ¶ Sunday, July 17, 2011 0 Comments

  Stone Mountains: Jim Thornburg's New Book Release and Signing at BIW For the past 26 years, Jim Thornburg has been climbing. For the past 20 of those years he’s been photographing his climbing travels. A highly published photographer, Thornburg has climbed at and photographed over 200 different crags. Recently, Thornburg made a collection of the best areas in North America. "Stone Mountains: North America’s Best Crags" ($60 www.jimthornburg.com) is a 320-page review of 35 different North American crags with introductions by local climbers and a great selection of photos from the areas.

Dougald MacDonald, the Editor in Chief of Climbing Magazine, reviewed the book saying, “Don’t expect a guidebook, Thornburg warns in his intro—it’s a psyche book, pure and simple. And once you pore over these pages, I defy you not to start dreaming of road trips: Chattanooga? Zion? Maple? El Portrero? Gas up the car! “



On Dec 2nd, Jim Thornburg will be signing his new book at Berkeley Ironworks from 7pm- 9pm. Stop by the gym and check out an awesome new climbing book from a great local photographer and climber.

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