On the Nose: A Lifelong Obsession with Yosemite's Most Iconic Climb by Florine, Hans

On the Nose: A Lifelong Obsession with Yosemite's Most Iconic Climb (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781493077205)

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On the Nose: A Lifelong Obsession with Yosemite's Most Iconic Climb by Florine, Hans

On the Nose: A Lifelong Obsession with Yosemite's Most Iconic Climb

$19.95
On the Nose: A Lifelong Obsession with Yosemite's Most Iconic Climb by Florine, Hans

On the Nose: A Lifelong Obsession with Yosemite's Most Iconic Climb

$19.95
Format: Paperback
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The Nose is the most famous rock climb on earth, tracing the 3,000-foot prow of the granite formation known as El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. Climbers didn't figure out how to scale it until 1958-- five years after Everest. In 1989, a young climber named Hans Florine attempted to ascend the Nose, an effort that took him 46 hours. He would go on to climb it an unprecedented 101 times (and counting) and whittle his total effort down to a mere 2.5 hours--a feat that has no parallel in modern outdoor sport. Florine's story is at once an audacious adventure that spans nearly three decades, providing a rare look inside the adrenaline-charged world of big-wall climbing in Yosemite Valley, and a testament to the power of persistence.

Author: Hans Florine, Jayme Moye
ISBN-10: 1493077201
ISBN-13: 9781493077205
Publisher: Falcon Press Publishing
Language: English
Published: 10/01/2023
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.72lbs
Size: 8.74h x 6.08w x 0.52d
By Hans Florine
By Hans Florine
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In addition to his climbing accolades, Hans Florine is the coauthor of Speed Climbing, and has contributed to three other books, as well as written articles for Rock and Ice and Climbing. Hans served as executive director of the American Sport Climbers Federation from 1992 to 1996, and is currently an Ambassador for The Access Fund, as well as manager and shareholder at Touchstone Climbing & Fitness, the largest climbing gym chain in the country. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, and maintains strong relationships, fundraising and otherwise, with Yosemite Conservancy, Outward Bound, The Access Fund, American Safe Climbing Association, American Alpine Club, Sierra Club, and Nature Bridge. He is also a professional motivational speaker, delivering keynotes at trade shows, conferences, and college auditoriums worldwide, from local rotary club meetings to Fortune 500 events.

Jayme Moye is an award-winning freelance journalist based in Boulder, Colo., and the former managing editor of Elevation Outdoors. She's a regular contributor at National Geographic Adventure, Men's Journal, Travel + Leisure, and Fodor's Travel Intelligence. She also writes for National Geographic Traveler, New York, ESPN, Women's Adventure, Bicycling, and Runner's World. In 2014, Moye was named Travel Writer of the Year by the North American Travel Journalists Association.

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