15 must-read nonfiction books like The Push: A Climber's Journey of Endurance, Risk, and Going Beyond Limits by Tommy Caldwell

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The Push: A Climber's Journey of Endurance, Risk, and Going Beyond Limits

By: Tommy Caldwell

3.54

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

A New York TimesBestseller A dramatic, inspiring memoir by legendary rock climber Tommy Caldwell, …

If you liked the nonfiction plot in The Push: A Climber's Journey of Endurance, Risk, and Going Beyond Limits by Tommy Caldwell , here is a list of 15 books like this:

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1. Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival

By: Joe Simpson

4.23

Format: 218 pages, Paperback

Touching the Void is the heart-stopping account of Joe Simpson's terrifying adventure in the Peruvi… read more

Similar categories in Joe Simpson's Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival book and Tommy Caldwell's The Push: A Climber's Journey of Endurance, Risk, and Going Beyond Limits

  • biography
  • memoir
  • adventure
  • nonfiction
  • climbing
  • sports
  • outdoors
"Life can deal you an amazing hand. Do you play it steady, bluff like crazy or go all in?"

-Joe Simpson, Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival

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2. Climbing Free: My Life in the Vertical World

By: Lynn Hill , Greg Child

4.13

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

The legendary rock climber who redefined the boundaries of her sport tells her story. From the age … read more

Similar categories in Lynn Hill's Climbing Free: My Life in the Vertical World book and Tommy Caldwell's The Push: A Climber's Journey of Endurance, Risk, and Going Beyond Limits

  • biography
  • memoir
  • adventure
  • nonfiction
  • climbing
  • sports
  • outdoors
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3. Revelations

By: Jerry Moffatt , Niall Grimes

4.38

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

When Jerry Moffatt burst onto the scene as a brash 17-year-old, rock climbing had never seen anyone… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
  • climbing
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4. Sixty Meters to Anywhere

By: Brendan Leonard

4.23

Format: None pages,

Sixty Meters to Anywhere Trailer - Live from Brendan Leonard on Vimeo. **CLICK HERE to sign up and … read more

Similar categories in Brendan Leonard's Sixty Meters to Anywhere book and Tommy Caldwell's The Push: A Climber's Journey of Endurance, Risk, and Going Beyond Limits

  • memoir
  • adventure
  • nonfiction
  • climbing
  • outdoors
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5. The Rock Warrior's Way: Mental Training for Climbers

By: Arno Ilgner , Jeff Achey

3.97

Format: None pages,

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  • outdoors
  • climbing
  • sports
  • nonfiction
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6. The Mountains of My Life

By: Walter Bonatti

3.84

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

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Similar categories in Walter Bonatti's The Mountains of My Life book and Tommy Caldwell's The Push: A Climber's Journey of Endurance, Risk, and Going Beyond Limits

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • climbing
  • adventure
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7. The Push: A Climber's Journey of Endurance, Risk, and Going Beyond Limits

By: Tommy Caldwell

3.54

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

A New York TimesBestseller A dramatic, inspiring memoir by legendary rock climber Tommy Caldwell, … read more

Similar categories in Tommy Caldwell's The Push: A Climber's Journey of Endurance, Risk, and Going Beyond Limits book and Tommy Caldwell's The Push: A Climber's Journey of Endurance, Risk, and Going Beyond Limits

  • biography
  • memoir
  • adventure
  • nonfiction
  • climbing
  • sports
  • outdoors
Cover of High Infatuation: A Climber's Guide to Love and Gravity by Steph Davis

8. High Infatuation: A Climber's Guide to Love and Gravity

By: Steph Davis

3.66

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

* A collection of vivid, intimate essays and prose poetry on the universal themes of life, love, fr… read more

Similar categories in Steph Davis's High Infatuation: A Climber's Guide to Love and Gravity book and Tommy Caldwell's The Push: A Climber's Journey of Endurance, Risk, and Going Beyond Limits

  • biography
  • memoir
  • adventure
  • nonfiction
  • climbing
  • outdoors
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9. Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills

By: The Mountaineers Club , None , None

3.32

Format: None pages, Paperback

The latest edition of the classic guide to mountaineering describes fundamental climbing skills; di… read more

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  • adventure
  • nonfiction
  • climbing
  • sports
  • outdoors

10. Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster

By: Jon Krakauer

4.38

Format: 234 pages,

A bank of clouds was assembling on the not-so-distant horizon, but journalist-mountaineer Jon Kraka… read more

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11. Eiger Dreams: Ventures Among Men and Mountains

By: Jon Krakauer

4.38

Format: 234 pages,

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12. Annapurna

By: Maurice Herzog , Janet Adam Smith , Eric Shipton , None

3.67

Format: 272 pages,

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13. 9 Out of 10 Climbers Make the Same Mistakes

By: Dave MacLeod , None

4.08

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

9 out of 10 climbers make the same mistakes - navigation through the maze of advice for the self-co… read more

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14. No Shortcuts to the Top: Climbing the World's 14 Highest Peaks

By: David Roberts , Ed Viesturs

4.32

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

This gripping and triumphant memoir follows a living legend of extreme mountaineering as he makes h… read more

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15. The Impossible Climb: Alex Honnold, El Capitan, and the Climbing Life

By: Mark Synnott

4.19

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

The climbing community had long considered a "free solo" ascent of El Capitan an impossible feat so… read more

Similar categories in Mark Synnott's The Impossible Climb: Alex Honnold, El Capitan, and the Climbing Life book and Tommy Caldwell's The Push: A Climber's Journey of Endurance, Risk, and Going Beyond Limits

  • biography
  • memoir
  • adventure
  • nonfiction
  • climbing
  • sports
"Peter Croft once explained the feeling you get from free soloing as a heightened type of perception. A little edge that you need to stand on looks huge—everything comes into high relief. That’s just …"

-Mark Synnott, The Impossible Climb: Alex Honnold, El Capitan, and the Climbing Life

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16. Alone on the Wall

By: Alex Honnold

3.89

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Including two new chapters on Alex Honnold’s free solo ascent of the iconic 3,000-foot El Capitan i… read more

Similar categories in Alex Honnold's Alone on the Wall book and Tommy Caldwell's The Push: A Climber's Journey of Endurance, Risk, and Going Beyond Limits

  • biography
  • memoir
  • adventure
  • nonfiction
  • climbing
  • sports
  • outdoors
"Doubt is the biggest danger in soloing. As soon as you hesitate, you’re screwed."

-Alex Honnold, Alone on the Wall

"I think it’s important that you do your own research, take personal responsibility for your decisions, experiment, and find what works best for you."

-Alex Honnold, Alone on the Wall

"The climbing and travel in this book wouldn’t have been possible without the support of my entire extended family. I’m grateful that everyone has always encouraged my adventures and not questioned my…"

-Alex Honnold, Alone on the Wall

"From my adventures in the subculture of addiction recovery, I’d learned that the trajectory of one’s life often boils down to a few identifiable moments—decisions that change everything. I knew all t…"

-Alex Honnold, Alone on the Wall

Cover of On the Nose: A Lifelong Obsession with Yosemite's Most Iconic Climb by Hans Florine

17. On the Nose: A Lifelong Obsession with Yosemite's Most Iconic Climb

By: Hans Florine

3.99

Format: 216 pages, Kindle Edition

Hans Florine embodies the genius of "and"—collaborative and competitive, fast and safe, audacious a… read more

Similar categories in Hans Florine's On the Nose: A Lifelong Obsession with Yosemite's Most Iconic Climb book and Tommy Caldwell's The Push: A Climber's Journey of Endurance, Risk, and Going Beyond Limits

  • biography
  • memoir
  • adventure
  • nonfiction
  • climbing
  • sports
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18. A Light through the Cracks: A Climber's Story

By: Beth Rodden

4.05

Format: 291 pages, Kindle Edition

Renowned rock climber Beth Rodden’s inspiring memoir about overcoming devastating trauma, refusing … read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • adventure
  • nonfiction
  • climbing
  • sports
Cover of Take the Lead: Hanging On, Letting Go, and Conquering Life's Hardest Climbs by Sasha DiGiulian

19. Take the Lead: Hanging On, Letting Go, and Conquering Life's Hardest Climbs

By: Sasha DiGiulian

4.04

Format: 278 pages, Hardcover

World champion climber Sasha DiGiulian tells her story—from coming of age under the scrutiny of soc… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • adventure
  • nonfiction
  • climbing
  • sports

20. The Greater Fool: Brad Gobright and the Blinding Shine of Originality

By: Lucas Roman

3.78

Format: None pages, None

For as long as stories have been told, we’ve had a peculiar fascination with the wayward among us, … read more

Similar categories in Lucas Roman's The Greater Fool: Brad Gobright and the Blinding Shine of Originality book and Tommy Caldwell's The Push: A Climber's Journey of Endurance, Risk, and Going Beyond Limits

  • climbing
  • adventure
Cover of Hangdog Days: Conflict, Change, and the Race for 5.14 by Jeff Smoot

21. Hangdog Days: Conflict, Change, and the Race for 5.14

By: Jeff Smoot

4.30

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Hangdog Days vividly chronicles the era when rock climbing exploded in popularity, attracting a new… read more

Similar categories in Jeff Smoot's Hangdog Days: Conflict, Change, and the Race for 5.14 book and Tommy Caldwell's The Push: A Climber's Journey of Endurance, Risk, and Going Beyond Limits

  • climbing
  • outdoors
  • nonfiction
  • memoir

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Joe Simpson

4.23

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Climbing Free: My Life in the Vertical World

Lynn Hill , Greg Child

4.13

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Sixty Meters to Anywhere

Brendan Leonard

4.23

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Walter Bonatti

3.84

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William Finnegan

4.27

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Christopher McDougall

4.57

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4.23

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Jon Krakauer

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