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National Geographic: The Ultimate Climb

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Examine the pinnacle of human athletic endurance, psychological focus, and extreme exploration through the February 2019 issue of National Geographic: The Ultimate Climb, a masterclass in narrative journalism under the editorial direction of Susan Goldberg. This historic edition features a visually striking, deeply immersive, and scannable cover story documenting Alex Honnold’s unprecedented, rope-free "free solo" ascent of El Capitan's 3,000-foot vertical granite wall in Yosemite National Park. Through gripping photojournalism and personal field essays, the issue chronicles the logistical preparation, physical conditioning, and intense neurobiological study of fear management that made the historic climb possible. By presenting a cross-disciplinary educational profile that beautifully bridges athletic science, geomorphology, and peak performance psychology, this issue stands as an exceptional visual literacy asset, motivational reference, and historical record for library archives.

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Series Title

National Geographic Magazine Series

Call Number

796.522 NAT u

Publisher

Washington, D.C., United State : National Geographic Society., 2019

Collation

140 p. ; ill. col. ; 25.5 cm.

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

0027-9358

Classification

796

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Subject(s)

Mountaineering
National Geographic Society
Free solo climbing
Human endurance
Adventure photography

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