The Impossible Climb (young Readers Adaptation)
Alex Honnold, El Capitan, and a Climber's Life
Penguin Young Readers Group · Print & ebook · January 26, 2021
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.
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- Who it’s for
- A real feat of nerve and discipline unfolds against the immense challenge of El Capitan.
- Themes
- Free-solo climbing, Hard work and discipline, Respect for the natural world
- Genres
- Extreme Sports, Kids Biographies, Adventure & Explorers
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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 3,000-foot vertical climb of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, without a rope or harness.
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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.
The Edge of Climbing
A real feat of nerve and discipline unfolds against the immense challenge of El Capitan.
Come here for
- The tension of a rope-free ascent up a 3,000-foot wall
- A climber’s path from quiet kid to global attention
Expect
- A younger-audience adaptation of a gripping true story
- A focus on hard work, discipline, and respect for nature
Where it sits
| Adventure & Explorers | 76% |
|---|---|
| Extreme Sports | 61% |
| Kids Biographies | 47% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Fitness & Exercise
- All About Trees
- Camping & Outdoors
- Authors
- Mark Synnott, Hampton Synnott
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Published
- January 26, 2021
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Free-solo climbing · Hard work and discipline · Respect for the natural world
- Reading lane
- Fitness & Exercise