Transgressing Geographical and Gender Borders: A Study of Alternative Manhoods in Yosemite’s Climbing History

The last few years have been eventful as far mountaineering in Yosemite is concerned with the soloing of el Cap and freeing Dawn Wall. documentary film Valley Uprising: Yosemite’s Rock Climbing Revolution (Mortimer et al. 2014) not only traces history climbing Park but offers a more profound analysis evolution society gender roles America half-century, showing that, although fairly isolated from urban communities, it by no means disconnected ideological, political cultural revolutions that country has lived through. is, actual fact, liminal space where identities are contested, contracted re-formulated. This article analyses three differing styles dominated 20th century, to prove they overstep physical borders territory each becomes paradigmatic dissenting masculinities continuously threatened establishment outside geographical limits Park. genealogy particular group allows us see these manhoods —perceived deviant or Park— were, for insiders, normative modes being man.