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Alone on the Wall

Alex Honnold and the Ultimate Limits of Adventure

Alex Honnold & David Roberts

Alone on the Wall

Alone on the Wall

Alex Honnold and the Ultimate Limits of Adventure

Alone on the Wall

 

A memoir from the world's greatest free-solo climber, who scales impossible rock faces without ropes, pitons or support of any kind. Structured around Honnold's 7 most extraordinary climbing achievements so far, from Yosemite's Half Dome to El Sendro Luminoso in Mexico.


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Beschrijving Alone on the Wall

Alex Honnold is perhaps the world's best 'free-solo' climber, scaling impossible rock faces without ropes, pitons or support of any kind. There is a purity to Alex's climbs that is easy to comprehend, but impossible to fathom; in the last forty years, only a handful of climbers have pushed 'free soloing' to the razor-edge of risk. Half of them are dead. From Yosemite's famous Half Dome to the frighteningly difficult El Sendero Luminoso in Mexico, Alone on the Wall is structured around Alex's seven most extraordinary climbing achievements so far. These are tales to make your palms sweat and your feet curl from vertigo. We get to the heart of how - and why - Alex does what he does. Exciting, uplifting and truly awe-inspiring, Alone on the Wall is about the essential truths of risk and reward, and the ability to maintain a singular focus, even in the face of extreme danger.


ISBN
9781447282730
Pagina's
256
Verschenen
NUR
681
Druk
1
Uitvoering
Paperback / softback
Taal
Engels
Uitgever
Pan Macmillan

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