Including two new chapters on Alex Honnold’s free solo ascent of the iconic 3,000-foot El Capitan in Yosemite National Park.On June 3rd, 2017, Alex Honnold became the first person to free solo Yosemite's El Capitan—to scale the wall without rope, a partner, or any protective gear—completing what was described as "the greatest feat of pure rock climbing in the history of the sport" (National Geographic) and "one of the great athletic feats of any kind, ever...

**Alex Honnold is one of the world's best ‘free solo’ climbers. He scales impossible rock faces without ropes, pitons or any support of any kind. In Alone on the Wall, he takes you with him.‘Riveting’ - Jon Krakauer, bestselling author of Into the Wild**This edition includes the account of Alex's El Capitan climb, subject of the Oscar and BAFTA-winning documentary, Free Solo.Exhilarating, brilliant and dangerous, there is ...

**INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLERNEW YORK TIMES MONTHLY BESTSELLEROne of the 10 Best Books of March, Paste MagazineA deeply reported insider perspective of Alex Honnold’s historic achievement and the culture and history of climbing.“One of the most compelling accounts of a climb and the climbing ethos that I've ever read.”—Sebastian Junger**In Mark Synnott’s unique window on the ethos of climbing, his friend Alex Honnold’s astonishing fre...

Known to the world for gravity-defying feats and unmatched focus, Alex Honnold has become a symbol of extreme human potential. The Hidden Story of Alex Honnold looks beyond the public image to explore the inner world, personal sacrifices, and mindset of a man whose life has been defined by risk, discipline, and extraordinary control.This book examines the psychological strength, emotional restraint, and deliberate choices that shaped Honnold’s journey. More than a story of...

Only a few years ago, Alex Honnold was little known beyond a small circle of hardcore climbers. Today, at the age of thirty, he is probably the most famous adventure athlete in the world. 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. More spectacularly still, he has pushed the most extreme and dangerous form of climbing far beyond the limits of what anyone thought was poss...

június 3-án az amerikai Alex Honnold a világon elsőként jutott föl szabad szólómászással – kötél, mászótárs és eszközök nélkül – a kaliforniai Yosemite Park mintegy 900 méter magas, szinte függőleges gránitfalának, az El Capitannak a tetejére. A National Geographic magazin szerint ezzel „a sziklamászás történetének legtisztább, legnagyszerűbb teljesítményét vitte véghez”. A bravúros mászásról készült Free Solo – Mászókötél nélkül című dokumentumfilm 2019-ben Oscar-díjat ...

Includes two new chapters on Alex Honnold’s free solo ascent of the iconic 3,000-foot El Capitan in Yosemite National ParkOn June 3rd, 2017, Alex Honnold became the first person to free solo Yosemite’s El Capitan―to scale the wall without rope, a partner, or any protective gear―completing what was described as “the greatest feat of pure rock climbing in the history of the sport” (National Geographic) and “one of the great athletic feats of any kind, ever” ...

If you loved watching Free Solo, you'll be enthralled by Mark Synnott's deeply reported, insider perspective on Alex Honnold's impossible climb.One slip, one false move, one missed toehold and you're dead.On June 3rd 2017 Mark Synnott was in Yosemite to witness something that only a handful of people knew was about to occur: the most famous climber in the world, Alex Honnold, was going to attempt to summit one of the world's most c...

A middle grade adaptation of the adult bestseller that chronicles what The New York Times deemed "one of the great athletic feats of any kind, ever": Alex Honnold's free-solo ascent of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park.On June 3, 2017, as seen in the Oscar-winning documentary Free Solo, Alex Honnold achieved what most had written off as unattainable: a 3,000-foot vertical climb of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, without a rope or harness....

Alleine und ungesichertNur wenige wagen sich an die Freerider-Route am El Capitan im Yosemite Nationalpark. Alex Honnold klettert die senkrecht abfallende Granitwand in Rekordzeit. Ohne jede Sicherung. Free solo zu klettern ist ein Balanceakt: zwischen Luft und Fels, Hängen und Fallen, Leben und Tod.Mark Synnott begleitet in diesem Buch den jungen Kletterer Alex Honnold auf seiner Mission eine Route zu begehen, die im Free Solo-Stil als unschaffbar gilt. Da...

**INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLERNEW YORK TIMES MONTHLY BESTSELLEROne of the 10 Best Books of March, Paste MagazineA deeply reported insider perspective of Alex Honnold’s historic achievement and the culture and history of climbing.“One of the most compelling accounts of a climb and the climbing ethos that I've ever read.”—Sebastian Junger**In Mark Synnott’s unique window on the ethos of climbing, his friend Alex Honnold’s astonishing fre...