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Shop Red Paddle »Once considered a fringe activity, climbing without a rope has entered the mainstream consciousness, largely because of the Oscar-winning documentary Free Solo featuring professional climber Alex Honnold. Yet climbers have been free soloing all along—motivated by reasons as varied as the climbers themselves.
All and Nothing delves into the cultural history of free soloing, ranging across the storied climbing cultures of the Alps, Rocky Mountains, Sierra Nevada, Joshua Tree, Yosemite, the Gunks, Eldorado Canyon, and several other locales. Writer and climber Jeff Smoot explores the interplay of climbing and risk, as well as psychological theories, evolving ethics, the effect of media coverage (particularly the portrayal of extreme sports), and shares original interviews with dozens of free soloists. Smoot also recounts his personal experiences climbing without a rope in the same era as talented climbers like Mark Twight and Peter Croft.
From inside his complex connection to free soloing, he examines our relationship with risk, how we perceive our sense of control, and our perspective on mortality.
Features:
* An insider’s perspective on free soloing
* From the author of the critically acclaimed Hangdog Days
* Examines what motivates people to climb without a rope
Specs:
* Publisher: Mountaineers Books (August 25, 2022)
* Language: English
* Paperback: 320 pages
* ISBN-10: 168051332X
* ISBN-13: 978-1680513325
* Item Weight: 1.25 lbs / 566.9 g
* Dimensions: 6.07 x 0.77 x 8.94 in
About the Author:
* Jeff Smoot is an outdoor adventure writer and photographer primarily known for his hiking and climbing guidebooks including Falcon titles Climbing Washington’s Mountains, Rock Climbing Washington, and Best Climbs Cascade Volcanoes. His memoir, Hangdog Days: Conflict, Change, and the Race for 5.14 (Mountaineers Books 2019), is "a welcome trip back to the 1980s" (Climbing magazine), the decade of the greatest conflict and change in American rock climbing. His books, Pumping Concrete: A Guide to Seattle-Area Climbing Walls, and Schurman Rock: A History and Guide, both published in 2018, cover the history and development of artificial wall climbing.
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