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The Push: A Climber's Journey of Endurance, Risk, and Going Beyond Limits
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April 22, 2022
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May 6, 2022
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My pick for the "Choose your own book adventure". This was recommended to me by a friend, plush climbing …more

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Spencer
I read The Push By Tommy Cadwell, a pro climber. In this book he goes through his life recalling the events that lead him to be the first person to Free Climb (with ropes, no aid climbing, all pitches, consecutively) the Dawn Wall on El Capitan in Yosemite, California.

Tommy does a great job as a story teller. From his kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan, to cutting his index finger off while building his home, he takes you through his struggles and really digs deep into his emotions. By the end of the book
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Reagyn S
Apr 21, 2022 marked it as to-read