El Capitan: Historic Feats & Radical Routes (Book) by Daniel Duane

Traces El Cap's unique history and recounts some of the vertical adventures there, from Warren Harding's 45-day siege in 1958 to recent speed climbs of under 5 hours. The author nicely articulates how this massive wall can totally consume a person, and profiles the legends who have devoted themselves to it, including Robbins, Harding, and Middendorf. The 36 duotone photos capture the essence of big wall climbing. Hard cover, 144 pages.