In the 1940s, climbing started gaining wider attention with feats such as John Salathé's attempt at Lost Arrow Spire in Yosemite Valley. During this 1946 attempt, he placed one of the first bolts in the park. In the 1950s, John Gill, now known as The Father of Modern Bouldering, led the development of bouldering.
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