The Climbers

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Through personal stories the book demonstrates that sports are a common bond among the generation of the early 1960s. The stories are written by members of the Dartmouth Class of 1964 including the senior statesman of the Class, the President of the Class and 64 other classmates and describes how sports have influenced their lives. The classmate stories are complemented by special stories by the current President of Dartmouth and by the only head coach of three varsity sports at Dartmouth. The lessons, memories, friendships, and joys of sports are captured in these diverse, humbling, humorous and poignant stories.