The Book Depository Climbing Free by Lynn Hill
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Description: Climbing Free : Paperback : WW Norton & Co : 9780393324334 : 0393324338 : 20 May 2003 : The legendary rock climber who redefined the boundaries of her sport tells her story. The Book Depository Climbing Free by Lynn Hill - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk
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Product ID: 9780393324334
MPN: 0393324338
GTIN: 9780393324334
Author: LD
Rating: 5
Review: Just recommend this book - preaching to the converted probably, but her story needs to heard if you are in any way interested in the history of the "stonemasters" era.
Author: Tamar Sofer
Rating: 3
Review: This book is nice in that it provides a nice overview of climbing history and of course, Lynn Hill's climbing life. Two things that bothered me: (1) she writes many climbing stories that did not actually happen to her, and appear elsewhere, and I'm not sure this incorporation of other people's stories is done well. (2) she kept writing throughout the book how a major climbing accident led to her reflection on her life. She wrote she felt selfish, concentrating on herself having fun (or something along these lines). However, at no point in the book it seems like she changes anything about the way she does things. She may have, but it does not appear in the text, and it is bothersome for the reader. Also, I did not finish the book since it became boring at the end, a repetition of "and then I wanted to climb this type of cliffs and I found this opportunity to do so". It was a nice read for the most of it, it just that I was left remembering the negative stuff.
