The Push
by Tommy Caldwell
Caldwell's memoir: kidnapped in Kyrgyzstan, losing a finger, a divorce, and the seven-year project to free-climb the Dawn Wall. Honest about failure and obsession.
Read it if…
you want a story of long-term persistence through real setbacks.
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Skip it if…
you want a quick inspirational read.
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Three things you will actually use
- Projects take years.
- Setbacks redirect, they do not end.
- Partnership makes the impossible.
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Read the Dawn Wall chapters.
Our verdict
Seven years on one wall.
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