The Push

A Climber's Journey of Endurance, Risk and Going Beyond Limits to Climb the Dawn Wall

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<p><b>THE STORY BEHIND THE HARDEST CLIMB IN HISTORY &amp; ACCLAIMED DOCUMENTARY 'DAWN WALL'</b><br> <b><br> 'Heart-stopping, absorbing' </b><i>Daily Mail</i><br> <b>'The most daring free climber on the planet'</b> <i>The Times</i><br>__________<br><br> In 2015, climber Tommy Caldwell took on the hardest challenge of his life, spending 19 days freeclimbing Yosemite's vertical, 3000-foot Dawn Wall - regarded as the most difficult climb in history and a route nobody had <i>ever </i>done before.<br><br> This odds-defying feat was the culmination of seven years planning and a lifetime of determination.<br><br> Here, he recounts how he got there, the falls and setbacks - being held hostage, losing his index finger, the break-up of his marriage - the summits conquered and the fears overcome.<br><br> <b>Fans of <i>Free Solo</i> and <i>Dawn Wall</i>, and climbers and non-climbers alike, will be gripped by this story of drive, focus and achieving the impossible.</b><br> __________<br><br> <b>'<i>The Push</i> is not simply a book about rock climbing'</b> Guardian<br><br> <b>'Probably the greatest living athlete most people have never heard of'</b> Telegraph<br><br> <b>'Arguably the best all-round rock climber on the planet'</b> National Geographic<br><br> <b>'A real page-turner . . . captivating and deeply moving' </b><i>Climb</i> magazine<br><br> <b>'Captivating and unfailingly honest' </b>Jon Krakauer, author of <i>Into the Wild</i> and <i>Into Thin Air</i></p>

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781405924740

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

198 x 128 x 32 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2018

Verlag / Hersteller

Penguin Books Ltd