A New York Times Bestseller A dramatic, inspiring memoir by
legendary rock climber Tommy Caldwell, the first person to free
climb the Dawn Wall of Yosemite's El Capitan "The rarest of
adventure reads: it thrills with colorful details of courage and
perseverance but it enriches readers with an absolutely captivating
glimpse into how a simple yet unwavering resolve can turn adversity
into reward." -The Denver Post A finalist for the Boardman Tasker
Award for Mountain Literature On January 14, 2015, Tommy Caldwell,
along with his partner, Kevin Jorgeson, summited what is widely
regarded as the hardest climb in history-Yosemite's nearly vertical
3,000-foot Dawn Wall, after nineteen days on the route. Caldwell's
odds-defying feat-the subject of the documentary film The Dawn Wall
to be released nationwide in September-was the culmination of an
entire lifetime of pushing himself to his limits as an athlete.
This engrossing memoir chronicles the journey of a boy with a
fanatical mountain-guide father who was determined to instill
toughness in his son to a teen whose obsessive nature drove him to
the top of the sport-climbing circuit. Caldwell's affinity for
adventure then led him to the vertigo-inducing and little
understood world of big wall free climbing. But his evolution as a
climber was not without challenges; in his early twenties, he was
held hostage by militants in a harrowing ordeal in the mountains of
Kyrgyzstan. Soon after, he lost his left index finger in an
accident. Later his wife, and main climbing partner, left him.
Caldwell emerged from these hardships with a renewed sense of
purpose and determination. He set his sights on free climbing El
Capitan's biggest, steepest, blankest face-the Dawn Wall. This epic
assault took more than seven years, during which time Caldwell
redefined the sport, found love again, and became a father. The
Push is an arresting story of focus, drive, motivation, endurance,
and transformation, a book that will appeal to anyone seeking to
overcome fear and doubt, cultivate perseverance, turn failure into
growth, and find connection with family and with the natural world.
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