Climbing Free: My Life in the Vertical World - Hardcover

Hill, Lynn

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0393049817 ISBN 13: 9780393049817

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Co., 2002

Synopsis

The memoirs of the woman rock climber who was the first person to accomplish a "free ascent" of the Nose on Yosemite's El Capitan describe her early days as a Hollywood stunt artist, friendships with other climbers, near-fatal eighty-foot fall, and personal strategies. 35,000 first printing.

About this title

Review:

"Lynn Hill is among the greatest rock climbers of all time."

"A legend who has redefined the boundaries of adventure sports."

Synopsis:

Lynn Hill started climbing at the age of 13, and became arguagly the best rock climber in the world, establishing routes so bold and difficult that few others could follow. In 1994, she succeeded on a climb that no one has been able to repeat: the first "free ascent" of the Nose on Yosemite's El Capitan, which means that she climbed 3000 feet of vertical granite without using gear to aid her ascent. Here, she describes her famous climb and meditates on how she harnesses the strength and courage to push herself to such extremes. She tells of her near-fatal 80-foot fall, her youth as a stunt artist for Hollywood, her friendship with climbing's most colourful personalities, and the tragedies and triumphs of her life in the vertical world

About this edition

• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Co.
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0393049817
• ISBN 13: 9780393049817
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288