VERTICAL WORLD

Conversations with Today’s Masters of Rock

Each rock generation brings new vision and new focust to ultimate climbing
challenges. In Vertical World, Katie Brown, herself one of the world’s
greatest climbers, introduces nine of America’s best and brightest masters of
rock climbing. Through engaging interviews and stunning action photographs
taken by top climbing photographers, the most gifted climbers of this
generation bring style, grace, skill, and strenght to the harfest and most
beautiful rock climbs on planet earth. They talk about their successes and
failures, their training secrets, their favourite crags, their climbing
partners, their wildest dreams, and their craxiest adventures. These are
today’s cutting-edge climbers touching the vertical dream and climbing without
limits.

Dave Graham – climbed more 5.14 routes than anyone else
Chris Sharma – first climber to send 5.15a
Beth Rodden – world’s best all-around female rock climber
Dean Potter – America’s leading soloist
Jason Kehl – America’s premier high-ball bouldering ace
Josh Wharton – climbed the world’s longest route up Great Trango Tower
Steph Davi – 2nd woman to free climb El Capitan in a day
Lisa Rands – one of the world’s best woman boulderers
Tommy Caldwell – the world’s best all-round male rock climber