The Impossible Climb: Alex Honnold, El Capitan, and the Climbing Life by Mark Synnott

The Impossible Climb: Alex Honnold, El Capitan, and the Climbing Life

Mark Synnott

416 pages first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction sports adventurous inspiring medium-paced

Description

The climbing community had long considered a "free solo" ascent of El Capitan an impossible feat so far beyond human limits that it was not worth thinking about. When Alex Honnold topped out at 9:28 am on June 3, 2017, having spent fewer than four...

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Moods

adventurous 100%
inspiring 85%
informative 71%
reflective 57%
funny 42%
hopeful 42%
tense 28%
challenging 14%
dark 14%
emotional 14%

Pace

medium 85%
fast 14%

Average rating

4.03

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