The Impossible Climb Young Readers A..., Mark Synnott
The Impossible Climb Young Readers A..., Mark Synnott
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The Impossible Climb (Young Readers Adaptation)
Alex Honnold, El Capitan, and a Climber’s Life

Author: Mark Synnott

Narrator: Roger Wayne

Unabridged: 5 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/26/2021

Synopsis

A middle grade adaptation of the adult bestseller that chronicles what the New York Times deemed “one of the great athletic feats of any kind, ever”: Alex Honnold’s free-solo ascent of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park.On June 3, 2017, as seen in the Oscar-winning documentary Free Solo, Alex Honnold achieved what most had written off as unattainable: a three-thousand-foot vertical climb of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, without a rope or harness. At the time, only a few knew what he was attempting to do, but after topping out at 9:28 am, having spent just under four hours on this historic feat, author Mark Synnott broke the story for National Geographic and the world watched in awe.Now adapted for a younger audience, The Impossible Climb tells the gripping story of 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.

About Mark Synnott

Mark Synnott is a twenty-year member of the North Face Global Athlete team. He is a frequent contributor to National Geographic magazine and has written for Outside, Men’s Journal, Rock and Ice, and Climbing. He is also an internationally certified mountain guide and a trainer for the Pararescuemen of the United States Air Force. He lives in the Mt. Washington Valley of New Hampshire with his family. Follow Mark on Instagram @m_synnott.

About Roger Wayne

Roger Wayne served in the Air Force as a radio and television broadcast journalist in South Korea and won several awards before obtaining a BA degree in communications and journalism. He is an actor living in New York, narrating audiobooks, working on independent film projects, performing off Broadway, and auditioning for major network shows.

About Hampton Synnott

Hampton Synnott lives in the moutains of New Hampshire with her family. She has spent the last twenty years working in sales for various companies in the ski, bike, fishing, and climbing industries in the United States and New Zealand. She loves nothing more than to travel with her family and divides her time between the mountains and the sea.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jill on December 28, 2018

Written by an accomplished fellow climber, this story of the historic rope-free climb of Yosemite's El Capitan by Alex Honnold is fascinating and full of interesting info about the technical aspects of the climb, as well as the climbing world in general. Honnold had been obsessed with climbing El Ca......more

Goodreads review by Maria on December 09, 2023

For those of you who have been following me for a few years, you know I'm an armchair adventurer. I love these climbing stories and this one really gets into the history of climbing in Yosemite and the reasons people love it. Of course there's coverage on Alex Honnold's free solo which is amazing.......more

Goodreads review by Ron on February 16, 2019

A look at events leading up to Alex Honnold's free solo of El Capitan, described by the New York Times as "one of the great athletic feats of any kind, ever." Big wall climber and alpinist Mark Synnott, a self-described old silverback to his young alpha climbing friend of ten years, has enriched thi......more

Goodreads review by Preston on June 13, 2019

Wow just finished this. I picked this up after watching Free Solo and was thinking this would be more of a behind the scenes look. This book was not that . This is really just the author’s story of his experiences and trips with Alex Honnold and a lot of the author’s climbing stories too. I did real......more

Goodreads review by Bonnie E. on December 19, 2022

Every so often I encounter a book that hooks me at the start, and then for whatever reason, it loses its luster for me and I put it aside. On occasion, books like that never get finished although that is more of a rarity for me - I almost always give a book another shot. The Impossible Climb started......more

Quotes

"A gripping story for readers of any age.” Booklist

“A scramble into the wild world of rock climbing…Considering his risky lifestyle, the Hon makes chancy role model material, but his seemingly paradoxical mix of impulsivity and obsessive attention to physical and mental preparation adds nuance and drama to his exploits.” Kirkus Reviews

“A thrills-and-chills—and occasional spills—view of the mad heroes of free climbing, scaling mountain faces without ropes.” Kirkus Reviews

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