For people interested in climbing this is great
Let me preface this with I'm not a climber, nor am I particularly interested in climbing, however, I am into books.
The Impossible climb is well written and in a much preferred format to most non-fiction books, although you could possibly class this as a autobiography disguised as a biography. A lot of the contents is not about Alex Honnold, which I think if you have picked up this book because of his name, you will be disappointed. Mark Synnott is obviously an experienced climber but I would say we potentially read more about his personal history than that of Honnold's. I liked the inclusion of the two sets of coloured photo pages, however there were no maps included, nor an appendix of climbing terms. I wouldn't have thought there is a market big enough to warrant publishing a book directed only really at the climbing enthusiasts who will instantly know all specialist climbing terms.
Saying all this, I think if you are into climbing, or just in awe of what Honnold achieved, but still had some basis on climbing, you would enjoy this book, it's tense and exciting and takes you on a journey, although you might just want to skip two thirds in to get to that point.
Although all opinions in this review are my own, I would like to thank Allen & Unwin and Readers First for an advance copy of this book.
The Impossible climb is well written and in a much preferred format to most non-fiction books, although you could possibly class this as a autobiography disguised as a biography. A lot of the contents is not about Alex Honnold, which I think if you have picked up this book because of his name, you will be disappointed. Mark Synnott is obviously an experienced climber but I would say we potentially read more about his personal history than that of Honnold's. I liked the inclusion of the two sets of coloured photo pages, however there were no maps included, nor an appendix of climbing terms. I wouldn't have thought there is a market big enough to warrant publishing a book directed only really at the climbing enthusiasts who will instantly know all specialist climbing terms.
Saying all this, I think if you are into climbing, or just in awe of what Honnold achieved, but still had some basis on climbing, you would enjoy this book, it's tense and exciting and takes you on a journey, although you might just want to skip two thirds in to get to that point.
Although all opinions in this review are my own, I would like to thank Allen & Unwin and Readers First for an advance copy of this book.