el capitan

"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.