Early Days in the Range of Light: Encounters with Legendary Mountaineers

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I have been fascinated with the original mountaineers of the Sierras for many years and have spent a lot of time reading about them. Daniel Arnold brought these legends together and connected their relationships with the mountains and each other with such detail and poetry I was in heaven. The fact that he followed in their footsteps made it all the more fascinating! I admire the appreciation Arnold has for that era of the original bad asses and the incredible awe of the Sierras. You don't have to be a mountaineer to get wrapped up in this book. It is truly an amazing read for anyone!! Thank you for all your efforts putting this together, Mr. Arnold.

If you climb and love the Sierras then this book (as well as Norman Clyde: Legendary Mountaineer of California's Sierra Nevada by Robert C. Pavlik) are must reads. Daniel Arnold really does a great job in his research and writing, but more importantly (and uniquely) he actually duplicates each of the first ascents he writes about. Daniel Arnold personally makes each of these climbs copying the same styles + using the same gear, etc as those who made the first climbs. Then Arnold weaves his experiences in with the historical stories. It is unique and beautifully done. A really good book and an incredible effort by Daniel Arnold. Thanks Daniel, your work is appreciated.

I listened to the author at a Sierra Club meeting and was intrigued by his plan to retrace the first ascents of the High Peaks of the Sierras. I thought that the book was well written both from a reaearch point of view and from the way the author put the climbs into their hitorical perspectives and personalized the ascents by giving biographocal details on the summiteers.I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in climbing and also to anyone who is researching vacation time in the Sierras.

This is one of my all-time favorite books about hiking and adventure, especially in the Sierra. The book is heavily researched and the writing is lyrical. It's packed with historical tidbits but never dry and the author is clearly a talented mountaineer in his own right. Whenever people ask me for book recommendations, this is tops on my list.

This is a fantastic read. Daniel Arnold obviously has a passion for the history of Sierra Nevada mountaineering and is a brilliant writer as well. Didn't want the book to end. One of the best books you will ever read about mountaineering or the Sierra Nevada.

If you love the Sierras or just like to read adventure stories, this book will entertain and inform you. I enjoyed reading about the author's attempts to duplicate the climbs of some of the most famous mountain climbers in Sierra Mountain history. Reading about the exploits of men like John Muir and Norman Clyde was fascinating. I read this book in between trips to the Sierra and it inspired me to try to get to the top of some of the peaks he writes about.

One of the best books I've read in years. The author manages to tell the story of these wonderful explorers while keeping himself in the backstory. I have a much better appreciation for these guys now that I know so much more about them. As soon as I see another book by this author I will grab it ASAP.