Soul of the Heights

50 Years Going to the Mountains

Ed Cooper became one of the most important all-round climbers of his generation - through his personal experiences, keen observations and dramatic photographs he provides a rare insight into the world of mountaineering and rock climbing in the 1950s and early 1960s.

The author's evolving quest to photograph the essence of the mountains he held in such awe has resulted in a series of spectacular portraits of many of the best-known peaks in North America as well as some of its noted personalities including Warren Harding and Galen Rowell.