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Shortlisted for Biography of the Year at the Telegraph Sports Book Awards 2020 Shortlisted for Adventure Travel Book of the Year at the Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards 2020 On June 3rd 2017, professional climber Mark Synnott was in Yosemite to witness something that only a handful of people knew was about to occur: his friend, Alex Honnold, was going to attempt to summit one of the world's most challenging ascents, a route called Freerider on the notorious rock formation El Capitan. It is an extraordinarily dangerous and difficult climb, and yet Alex was going to do it 'free solo'. Meaning no help. No partner. No equipment. No rope. Where a single small mistake would mean certain death. Indeed, to summit El Cap free solo was a feat likened to Neil Armstrong first walking on the moon. As Alex plots, rehearses and ultimately attempts his heart-stopping ascent, Mark also shares his own personal history of climbing, filled with triumphs, defeats and dilemmas, in this deeply reported, inspiring exhortation to live life to the fullest.Product Identifiers
PublisherAllen & Unwin
ISBN-139781760632731
eBay Product ID (ePID)20046590844
Product Key Features
Book TitleThe Impossible Climb: Alex Honnold, El Capitan and the Climbing Life
AuthorMark Synnott
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2020
GenreBiographies & True Stories, Sports
Dimensions
Item Height198 mm
Item Width129 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureAustralia
Title_AuthorMark Synnott