Alone on the Wall: Alex Honnold and the Ultimate Limits of Adventure
by Alexonnold (Author), David Roberts (Author) 亚历克斯.霍诺德(Alex Honnold)——我们这个时代 zui 杰出的徒手攀岩大师之一,或许没有之一。
神一般的存在,臻至人类意志、体能和技巧的极限
他同时也是与本书同名的经典无保护攀岩纪录片《Alone on the Wall》(《孤身绝壁》)的主角,此片是班夫山地文化电影节中国巡展影片中的一部,无数人因为这部纪录片认识这位徒手攀岩界大神!
亚历克斯?霍诺德"战绩":
徒手攀登犹他州锡安国家公园“月光拱壁”
徒手攀登优胜美地国家公园半穹顶“西北壁常规线路”
(这都是有人在此两地进行无保护徒手攀岩登顶成功)
徒手攀登船长峰(El Capiton)
8分钟徒手攀登The Phoenix
徒手攀登了Chouinard-Herbert
……
小资料:
“月光拱壁”、“西北壁常规线路”这两处攀岩路线按照约塞米提难度系统(Yosemite Decimal System)(简称Y.D.S.)的分级,分别是(V, 5.12+, 9段)和 (VI, 5.12a, 23段),也就是说必须要借助器械才能进行攀登,绳子和保护是必须的。而亚历克斯?霍诺德就凭借一袋镁粉完成了攀登过程,其中高达370米的“月光拱壁”(Moonlight Buttress)中,有一段长达215米的绝壁,只有一条宽约2.5厘米的垂直岩缝,霍诺德完全凭借手指固定身体攀过这一段绝壁。
而优胜美地国家公园的半穹顶(Half Dome)“西北壁常规线路”则高达600米。半穹顶早在1957年就被征服,当时的攀登者依靠一百多处岩钉和薄钢楔花了5天时间。二十年后的登顶者用了一条垂索以及34个小时。而Alex徒手裸攀,以2小时50分钟的时间完成,举世震惊!
船长峰(El Capiton),世界上*的大岩壁,攀岩者心目中的圣山之一,其Salathe Wall难度为5.13,高达914米。
The Phoenix,这是世界上首条被认证为5.13级的路线,几十年来一直是世界各地攀岩爱好者zui 想尝试的路线之一。
Chouinard-Herbert,难度5.11+。
Product details
- Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: Macmillan; Air Iri OME edition (5 Nov. 2015)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1447282698
- ISBN-13: 978-1447282693
- Product Dimensions: 15.5 x 1.9 x 23.2 cm
Product Description
'Riveting...Honnold is neither crazy nor reckless. Alone on the Wall reveals him to be an utterly unique and extremely appealing young man.' Jon Krakauer A twelve-year-old kid in the audience raised his hand and asked, 'Aren't you afraid you're gonna die?' Without missing a beat, Alex shot back, 'We've all gotta die sometimes. You might as well go big.' Alex Honnold is 28 years old, and perhaps the world's best 'free solo' climber. When Alex performs one of his long free solos, the severity of which no one else has yet dared to attempt, he does away altogether with ropes, with a partner to catch his fall, with support of any kind (neither bolts, pitons, nuts or cams). There is a purity to Alex's climbs that is easy to comprehend, but impossible to fathom; in the last forty years, only a handful of climbers have pushed 'free soloing' to the razor edge of risk. Half of them are dead. From the northwest face of Yosemite's famous Half Dome, to the frighteningly difficult El Sendero Luminoso in Mexico, Alone on the Wall is structured around Alex's seven most extraordinary climbing achievements so far. These are tales to make your palms sweat and your feet curl with vertigo, told by a smart, likeable climbing visionary who, as Jon Krakauer says, is 'utterly genuine. There's no bullshit there.' But these stories also get to the heart of how - and why - Alex does what he does. Exciting, uplifting and truly awe-inspiring, Alone on the Wall is a book about the essential truths of risk and reward, and the ability to maintain a singular focus, even in the face of extreme danger. 关于Alex Honnold
Alex Honnold,美国当代的攀岩运动员,1985年出生,11岁开始攀岩,在美国拥有多项速度攀登记录。