In the campgrounds of Yosemite valley, climbers carved out a counterculture lifestyle that clashed with the values of the National Park Service. But up on the walls, generation after generation has pushed the limits of climbing, vying amongst each other for supremacy on Yosemite's cliffs. This film recounts the history of Yosemite's climbing tradition: half a century of struggle against the laws of gravity-- and the laws of the land.