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Read [Alex Honnold Book] # Alone on the Wall Online * PDF eBook or Kindle ePUB free. Alone on the Wall He narrates the drama of each climb, along with reflective passages that illuminate the inner workings of his highly perceptive and discerning mind. In that short time, he has proven his expertise in many styles of climbing and has shattered speed records, pioneered routes, and won awards within each discipline. The life and death-defying feats of Alex Honnold, a visionary climber of the sort that comes along only once in a generation.Only a few years ago, Alex Honnold was littl
| Title | : | Alone on the Wall |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.41 (507 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0393247627 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-09-10 |
| Language | : | English |
A Treat to the Adventurous Souls! Chia I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys sports/adventure biography. First of all, the format of the book is easy to follow with two narratives, one of Alex and one of the co-author, D. Robert. At first, I wondered why Alex chose this format as he already . An invigorating & inspiring read! Brett “There is no adrenaline rush. If I get an adrenaline rush, it means that something has gone horribly wrong.” -Alex HonnoldAlone on the Wall is a phenomenal book from a phenomenal adventurer. I first learned of Alex Honnold's feats of climbing through th. Good story and view into the insular world of the Nicholas Palubinski Good story and view into the insular world of the world's elite climbers. Honnold opens up a bit about his personal life and relationships for those interested in that sort of thing.
He narrates the drama of each climb, along with reflective passages that illuminate the inner workings of his highly perceptive and discerning mind. In that short time, he has proven his expertise in many styles of climbing and has shattered speed records, pioneered routes, and won awards within each discipline. The life and death-defying feats of Alex Honnold, a visionary climber of the sort that comes along only once in a generation.Only a few years ago, Alex Honnold was little known beyond a small circle of hardcore climbers. 16 pages of color photographs. More spectacularly still, he has pushed the most extreme and dangerous form of climbing far beyond the limits of what anyone thought was possible.Free soloing, Honnold’s specialty, is a type of climbing performed without a rope, a partner, or hardwaresuch as pitons, nuts, or camsfor aid or protection. Today, at the age of thirty, he is probably the most famous adventure athlete in the world. Veteran climber and award-winning author David Roberts writes part of each chapter in his own voice, and he calls on other climbers and the sport’s storied past to put Alex's tremendous accomplishments in perspective.Whenever Honnold speaks in public, he is asked the same two questions: "Aren't you afraid you're g
Alex Honnold is a world-class American rock climber best known for his free solo ascents of big walls.David Roberts is the author of, most recently The Lost World of the Old Ones, among twenty-six books about mountaineering, exploration, adventure, and Western history and anthropology.
Most peculiar of all, even to elite rock climbers, Honnold does this without apparent fear, as if falling were not possible.” (Daniel Duane - New York Times Magazine)“Alex is really the first climber to rise from the margins of this lonely fringe sport to become a kind of celebrity.” (Josh Dean - Men's Health) . “Honnold is the biggest name in a group of adventure athletes engaging in high-risk live action-sports spectacles that seem to be pulled from the Evel Knievel playbook.” (Grayson Schaffer - Outside)“Honnold has free-soloed the longest, most challenging climbs ever
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