Alex Honnold is a rock climber whose claim to fame is free soloing -- climbing without protection. He climbs serious routes with this method, such as the north face of Half Dome. While he gets the most attention for these climbs, personally he is more proud of his speed climbing (he owns the speed record on El Capitan) and "link-ups" of multiple routes (such as the Torre Traverse in Patagonia).
The book feels a bit like a hodgepodge of material that David Roberts (Honnold's co-writer) pulled together from a variety of sources. Certainly Honnold never sat down and wrote a book.
My favorite parts tended toward the more mundane. I liked the description of living in his van in Las Vegas while climbing at Red Rocks, parking as close as possible to the Whole Foods so that he could use their wifi. The best moment of all was when he found himself struggling with a move just above Thank God Ledge near the top of Half Dome, and he can hear the crowds of dayhikers on the summit just above him.
The book feels a bit like a hodgepodge of material that David Roberts (Honnold's co-writer) pulled together from a variety of sources. Certainly Honnold never sat down and wrote a book.
My favorite parts tended toward the more mundane. I liked the description of living in his van in Las Vegas while climbing at Red Rocks, parking as close as possible to the Whole Foods so that he could use their wifi. The best moment of all was when he found himself struggling with a move just above Thank God Ledge near the top of Half Dome, and he can hear the crowds of dayhikers on the summit just above him.
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