| Summary: | Transcript (36 pages) of interview by Elizabeth Shuput with Leslie Ellison, a rock climbing expert, on October 25, 2006 Leslie Ellison (b. 1951) grew up in Connecticut, where he learned to climb. He received a degree in Anthropology from the University of Maine in 1973. In the early seventies he came out to Utah with his brother Bruce to ski, and came the next season with Kurt Ottman to climb. He fell in love with the granite in Little Cottonwood Canyon, and applied to to graduate school at the University of Utah, where he received a master's degree in 1976 in Parks and Recreation Administration. Ellison discusses climbing with many famous Utah climbers, describes various climbs, and talks about first ascents. He has also climbed in South America, Canada, on Baffin Island, and in the Himalayas. Outdoor Recreation Project. Interviewer: Elizabeth Shuput
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