Steph Davis
Auteur de High Infatuation: A Climber's Guide to Love and Gravity
A propos de l'auteur
Œuvres de Steph Davis
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Sexe
- female
Membres
Critiques
Prix et récompenses
Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 4
- Membres
- 67
- Popularité
- #256,179
- Évaluation
- 3.9
- Critiques
- 1
- ISBN
- 10
- Langues
- 2
High Infatuation is a collection of journal entries, photos and published articles by Davis as she finished difficult climbs through the years. While I probably would have preferred the essays to be in chronological order, or at least given more background so we understood where she was at the time and where she was coming from, I don't think it was necessary. Once I got to the end of the book I could see why she ordered it the way she did. If I had to read six essays about Patagonia in a row, I may have ended up getting bored with the book. Each of her quests was amazing to read about, with the last one (the Salathe wall in Yosemite) being my favorite. Her attempt of the Salathe in Yosemite was a difficult climb for her and it made me realize that even the pros still have challenges when it comes to climbing (that's why they're still climbing, right?).
The photos in the book really helped me to understand better what she was talking about. They also made me want to get out and climb right away. This book definitely inspired me as much as I hoped it would ... but it also made me realize how much I still have to learn about rock climbing. There are about ten techniques I have written down that I have to go look up now and beg someone to teach me about. But then I just have to remind myself that Steph Davis has been climbing for more than 15 years and I feel a little better about my novice climbing skills.
In the book I also loved the short clips she included. There was one about running that was only about two paragraphs long, but it was a beautiful image of running and why it feels so great. If you're a climber and want some inspiration (and tons of words you may not have heard before), then I'd recommend checking out this book.… (plus d'informations)