On the Nose: A Lifelong Obsession with Yosemite’s Most Iconic Climb Audiobook (Free)

Hans Florine is a big-wall climbing story in his own period. He keeps the speed record in the Nose path of El Capitan, a 3,000-feet granite cliff in Yosemite Valley that’s regarded the Everest of the rock-climbing world. Ascending the Nasal area takes most climbers from twelve to ninety-six hours. Florine, along with climbing partner Alex Honnold, would it in an astounding two and a half hours.

But Florine’s story is not among super-human athletic prowess; it’s one of persistence and about On the Nose: A Lifelong Obsession with Yosemite’s Most Iconic Climb dogged dedication. In thirty years of climbing, he’s ascended the Nose a mind-blowing, death-defying 100 moments, more than other people ever has, & most most likely ever will. In Over the Nasal area, Florine describes the most harmful, pivotal, and inspirational of these climbs, offering a rare look in the adrenaline-charged globe of competitive climbing in Yosemite Valley. He tells of his very first attempt for the Nose, which ended in failure after fourteen hours, his friendships (and rivalries) with climbing’s most colorful personalities, and his struggle with Dean Potter to secure the definitive acceleration record within the Nose-an effort that’s been called the wildest competition known to man.

Perhaps most oddly enough, Florine attempts to answer the question why. Why would anyone undertake one of the biggest adventure epics on earth 100 moments? His answers offer unique insights on how to live a gratifying life, how exactly to obtain big goals, and exactly how an otherwise normal guy can become a rock celebrity.