free climbing

"In [the author's] unique window on the ethos of climbing, his friend Alex Honnold's . . . 'free solo' ascent of El Capitan's 3,000 feet of sheer granite, is the central act. [He] delves into a . . . culture that emerged decades earlier during Yosemite's Golden Age, when pioneering climbers like Royal Robbins and Warren Harding invented the sport that Honnold would turn on its ear"--Provided by publisher.

"In [the author's] unique window on the ethos of climbing, his friend Alex Honnold's . . . 'free solo' ascent of El Capitan's 3,000 feet of sheer granite, is the central act. [He] delves into a . . . culture that emerged decades earlier during Yosemite's Golden Age, when pioneering climbers like Royal Robbins and Warren Harding invented the sport that Honnold would turn on its ear"--Provided by publisher.

"Now adapted for a younger audience. The impossible climb tells the story of Mark and Alex's decade long friendship, the climbing sphere that the two came of age in, and 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"--Jacket flap.

Reveals the details of his many extreme alpine ascents in which his only equipment is often just a pair of shoes and a small bag for holding chalk. As he makes his free ascents, Huber has become one of the world's most recognized and photographed extreme alpine climbers.