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. At the time, only a few knew what he was attempting to do, but after topping out at 9: 28 am, having spent just under four hours on this historic feat, author Mark Synnott broke the story for National Geographic and the world watched in awe. Now adapted for a younger audience, The Impossible Climb tells the gripping story of how a quiet kid from Sacramento, California, grew up to capture the attention of the entire globe by redefining the limits of human potential through hard work, discipline, and a deep respect for the natural world.
Title: The Impossible Climb: Alex Honnold, El Capitan, and a Climber's Life (Hardcover)
Author: Synnott, Hampton
Publisher: Viking Books
Date Published: Hardcover – 1 Jan. 1900
Category: Tweens Nonfiction
Subject: Sports & Recreation
Binding: Hardcover
Reading Age: 8 - 12 years
No. Of Pages: 224 pages
Langauage: English
ISBN-13: 978-0593203927
Amazon Price: £12.63