"Pilgrims of the Vertical": Climbing Technology, Consumerism, and Nature

“垂直的朝圣者”：攀登技术、消费主义和自然

• 批准号: 0117993
• 负责人: Joseph Taylor
• 金额: $ 1.8万
• 依托单位: Iowa State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2001
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2001-09-01 至 2002-11-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0117993&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Pilgrims; Vertical; Climbing; Technology; Consumerism

Abstract SES 01-17993Joseph E. Taylor III, Department of History, Iowa State University "Pilgrims of the Vertical:" Recreational Technology, Consumerism, and NatureThis project examines the innovation, production, and uses of recreational technology through a history of modern rock climbing in Yosemite National Park. Yosemite Valley has been a principal site for developing climbing technology and techniques during the 20th century, and locals became leading innovators in the sport in order to solve challenges presented by the local environment. Climbers placed a premium on avoiding permanent anchors, reducing weight, and minimizing erosion, but these were not necessarily mutually compatible demands. Gear designers (ranging from highly educated individuals such as Sierra Club President Dick Leonard and Cal-Tech engineer Charles Wilts to vagabond blacksmiths such as John Salathea nd Yvon Chouinard) used a wide array of materials from found objects such as construction anchors, cast iron stove legs, and car axles, to the newest breakthroughs in nylon, metal alloys, and space-age materials such as Kevlar. Some products became standard climbing tools, others were soon forgotten, but all contained social, cultural, and environmental consequences that were neither expected nor desired. A history of rock climbing in Yosemite will reveal critical lessons about recreation, consumerism, and environmentalism in modern society. The research strategy for this portion of a larger project on the environmental history of Yosemite Valley rock climbing focuses on inspecting public archives and private collections in California, Oregon, Washington, and Colorado. The PI has already identified many important innovators, including: Leonard, Raffi Bedayan, Salathe, Wilts, Frank Tarver, Chouinard, Tom Frost, William Feuerer, Edward Leeper, Steve Komito, Jim Bridwell, Jeffrey Lowe, and Raymond Jardine. Relevant archival records for these people exist at the University of California, Berkeley; Stanford University; California Institute of Technology; the University of Oregon; the University of Washington, Seattle; and the University of Colorado, Boulder. Important business and correspondence records for merchants and climbers are located around the western states, and owners of some documents will allow access. The research is to be conducted during the summer 2002 break.

摘要 SES 01-17993约瑟夫·E·泰勒三世，爱荷华州立大学历史系“垂直朝圣者：”娱乐技术、消费主义和自然该项目通过约塞米蒂国家公园现代攀岩的历史来研究娱乐技术的创新、生产和使用。优胜美地山谷一直是 20 世纪发展攀岩技术和技巧的主要场所，当地人成为这项运动的领先创新者，以解决当地环境带来的挑战。登山者非常重视避免永久锚定、减轻重量和最大限度地减少侵蚀，但这些需求不一定是相互兼容的。 齿轮设计师（从塞拉俱乐部主席迪克·伦纳德（Dick Leonard）和加州理工学院工程师查尔斯·威尔茨（Charles Wilts）等受过高等教育的人，到约翰·萨拉西（John Salathea）和伊冯·乔伊纳德（Yvon Chouinard）等流浪铁匠）使用了各种各样的材料，从建筑锚、铸铁炉腿和汽车车轴等现成物品，到尼龙、金属合金和凯夫拉尔等太空时代材料的最新突破。 一些产品成为标准的攀岩工具，其他产品很快就被遗忘，但所有产品都包含了既不预期也不希望的社会、文化和环境后果。约塞米蒂国家公园的攀岩历史将揭示现代社会中休闲、消费主义和环保主义的重要教训。关于优胜美地山谷攀岩环境历史的大型项目的这一部分的研究策略重点是检查加利福尼亚州、俄勒冈州、华盛顿州和科罗拉多州的公共档案和私人收藏。 PI 已经确定了许多重要的创新者，包括：Leonard、Raffi Bedayan、Salathe、Wilts、Frank Tarver、Chouinard、Tom Frost、William Feuerer、Edward Leeper、Steve Komito、Jim Bridwell、Jeffrey Lowe 和 Raymond Jardine。 这些人的相关档案记录存在于加州大学伯克利分校；斯坦福大学；加州理工学院；俄勒冈大学；西雅图华盛顿大学；和科罗拉多大学博尔德分校。 商人和登山者的重要商业和通信记录位于​​西部各州各地，一些文件的所有者将允许访问。这项研究将于 2002 年暑假期间进行。