Push - A Climber's Journey of Endurance, Risk and Going Beyond Limits (Caldwell Tommy)(Paperback) - diskuze

THE STORY BEHIND THE HARDEST CLIMB IN HISTORY & ACCLAIMED DOCUMENTARY ''DAWN WALL'' ''Heart-stopping, absorbing'' Daily Mail ''The most daring free climber on the planet'' The Times__________ 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 ever done before. This odds-defying feat was the culmination of seven years planning and a lifetime of determination. 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. Fans of Free Solo and Dawn Wall, and climbers and non-climbers alike, will be gripped by this story of drive, focus and achieving the impossible. __________ ''The Push is not simply a book about rock climbing'' Guardian ''Probably the greatest living athlete most people have never heard of'' Telegraph ''Arguably the best all-round rock climber on the planet'' National Geographic ''A real page-turner . . . captivating and deeply moving'' Climb magazine ''Captivating and unfailingly honest'' Jon Krakauer, author of Into the Wild and Into Thin Air
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