The Push
A Climber's Journey of Endurance, Risk and Going Beyond Limits to Climb the Dawn Wall
- Published: 19 April 2018
- ISBN: 9781405938396
- Imprint: Penguin Audio
- Format: Audio Download
The Push is the most insightful book about climbing I've ever read, and quite possibly the most enjoyable. The writing is consistently captivating and unfailingly honest
- Jon Krakauer, bestselling author of Into the Wild and Into Thin Air
If you want to be inspired by a great leader, if you want to feel what it takes to do what no one thought possible, if you want to be absorbed by a heroic journey--Tommy Caldwell's story is one of the best you could ever hope to find
Jim Collins, bestselling author of Good to Great
Probably the greatest living athlete most people have never heard of
Telegraph
Exquisitely detailed ... The Push achieves the rarest of adventure reads: it thrills with colourful details of courage and perseverance but it enriches readers with an absolutely captivating glimpse of how a simple yet unwavering resolve can turn adversity into reward ... Caldwell is not just unflinchingly forthright in The Push, but his writing flows with the grace that defines his climbing ... While Caldwell excels at vividly illuminating his exploits - descriptions of climbs, his awe of nature, the physical challenges - his writing shines brightest as he examines his inner life ... he shows that pursuing a life pursuing adventure should inspire anyone
Denver Post
You always know that Caldwell's going to make it to the top of that 3,000-foot hunk of Yosemite granite. The book's raw honesty helps it transcend the hackneyed sports-autobiography genre
Outside
Totally captivating . . . beautifully constructed and passionately written
Climber Magazine
A real page-turner . . . captivating and deeply moving
Climb Magazine
The most daring free climber on the planet
The Times
The authenticity is compelling, the stories inspiring . . . impossible to put down.
Sarah Ryan, Trail
Whilst undeniably a book about climbing, it manages to be more than that . . . Perhaps the most gripping moments in the book happen away from climbing altogether . . . One of the most insightful climbing books of recent times, The Push comes highly recommended.
Trek & Mountain
BOOK OF THE WEEK . . . heart-stopping, absorbing
Daily Mail
A genuine achievement in its own right . . . Caldwell's voice comes through clearly in passages of well crafted prose . . . The Push is not simply a book about rock climbing
Guardian