The Push: A Climber's Journey of Endurance, Risk and Going Beyond Limits

THE STORY BEHIND THE HARDEST CLIMB IN HISTORY & ACCLAIMED DOCUMENTARY 'DAWN WALL'
'Heart-stopping, absorbing'Daily Mail
'The most daring free climber on the planet'The Times
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In 2015, climber Tommy Caldwell took on the hardest challenge of his life, spending 19 days freeclimbing Yosemite's vertical, 3000-foot Dawn Wall - regarded as the most difficult climb in history and a route nobody hadeverdone before.
This odds-defying feat was the culmination of seven years planning and a lifetime of determination.
Here, he recounts how he got there, the falls and setbacks - being held hostage, losing his index finger, the break-up of his marriage - the summits conquered and the fears overcome.
Fans ofFree SoloandDawn Wall, and climbers and non-climbers alike, will be gripped by this story of drive, focus and achieving the impossible.
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'The Pushis not simply a book about rock climbing'
Guardian
'Probably the greatest living athlete most people have never heard of'
Telegraph
'Arguably the best all-round rock climber on the planet'
National Geographic
'A real page-turner . . . captivating and deeply moving'Climbmagazine
'Captivating and unfailingly honest'
Jon Krakauer, author ofInto the WildandInto Thin Air

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• ISBN The Push book English Paperback 464 pages