Says davis, i think moab is the most beautiful place in the world, and it is just the right size. I live in moab, ut, surrounded by miles of open space. To order presentationready copies of toronto star content for. Steph davis chased her dreams to the top of a mountain.
In regular terms, she also juggles roles as a climber, base jumper and a. May 15, 2007 today, through courage and perseverance, davis is a highprofile athlete whose sponsors have included patagonia, mammut, clif bar, five ten and cascade designs. Winner of the canadian rockies award at the 2005 banff mountain book festival, this comprehensive climbers guide and history of the 54 11,000foot peaks in the canadian rockies celebrates in words and images these breathtaking summits and the wilderness settings over which they tower. See all books authored by steph davis, including high infatuation. Quebec basejumper mario richard killed in jump from italian alps. The ultimate focus of the book is not climbing but the conflict davis. Freesoloing easy routes can also be an end in itself, where the danger largely depends on the climber. A climbers guide to love and gravity and over one million other books are available for amazon kindle. This site is her blog and she has also written two books high infatuation.
This book tells of the demise of her marriage with dean potter, her. Stephanie steph davis born november 4, 1973 is an american rock climber, base jumper. Stephanie ann davies born 21 october 1987 is an international cricketer who has represented the england womens cricket team in four one day internationals odis. This is a book about a climber who learns how to flybase jumping.
Throughout her life, steph davis has chosen to take risks, to trust her. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. A climbers guide to love and gravity davis, steph on. Stephanie steph davis born november 4, 1973 is an american rock climber, base jumper, and wingsuit flyer. Moab has drawn worldclass athletes like rock climber steph davis, author of high infatuation. This is her story of risk, reward, loss, change, and resilience. The antidote to another day of mundane office work, kidshuttling and billpaying surely is learning to fly. Learning to fly is a wonderful way for an armchair athlete or skydiver wannabe to steph davis has a way of inducing that sort of excitement in learning to fly. She has become one of the most successful professional climbers in. Richard and davis arrived in trentino, italy, in the beginning of august. A climber s guide to love and gravity, was published in 2007. Read high infatuation a climber s guide to love and gravity by steph davis available from rakuten kobo.
The ultimate list of the 25 best rock climbing books every climber should read. Climb nashville called high infatuation interesting, well written, humble and sincere. But when her husband makes a controversial climb in a national park, the media falloutand the toll it takes on her marriagesuddenly leaves her without a partner, a career, a source of income. This worldrenowned climber, now a skydiver and base jumper as well, writes a blog on veganism, animal rights, and simple living. Throughout her life, steph davis has chosen to take risks, to trust her impulses, to make decisions based on what feels. Steph davis has chosen to take risks, to trust her impulses, to make decisions based on what feels right inside and never look back. The paperback includes a new epilogue in which davis shares how her husbands tragic accident has affected her relationship to climbing and. Knowing that i am a queer transgender girl who refuses to. Steph davis professional rock climber, alpinist, base jumper and wingsuit pilot. Learning to fly book by steph davis official publisher page. Steph davis takes risks, trusts her impulses, makes decisions based on what feels right, and never looks back. She owns and operates moab base adventures in moab, utah, a base jumping and climbing guide. The daughter of an aerospace executive, she started climbing since the age of 18 at the popular carderock crags, in maryland, near washington dc, us. I began the site as a means to display my outdoor photography.
I work at rockn and jamn and am obviously a climber and a huge fan i wanted to ask you about your diet and nutrition. With an active marketplace of over 175 million items, use the alibris advanced search page to find any item you are looking for through the advanced search, you can find items by searching specific terms such as title, artist, song title, genre, etc or you can narrow. Steph davis bio steph s resume of climbing achievements spans 25 years. After hearing from rock master alex honnold, big wall diva silvia vidal, ice climber guy lacelle and extreme exposure climber alexander huber, steph davis discusses the motivations and challenges that drive her to free solo and base jump. Steph davis is an amazing climber that professes that climbing is her way to live life as intensely and simply as she can. This is my brain on rock climbing the neurology of dread and desire on half dome. A climbers guide to love and gravity, was published in 2007. From an unusual start as a classically trained pianist with a masters degree in literature, steph chose to leave law school in order to pursue climbing full time. An interview with steph davis, the worlds leading vegan climber.
Steph davis is one of the most accomplished female climbers of the past 20 years. Feb 02, 2016 when pro climber and base jumper steph davis lost her husband in a wingsuit crash, she considered giving up on everything. I purposely reigned myself in, slowing down my reading pace, in order to savor and really consider the stories. Mountaineers books is still shipping books and were offering a 25% discount on all consumer orders. The diamond was the first place steph was exposed to alpinetype climbing, when she was 24. An uncommon memoir of human flight, unexpected love, and one amazing dog, and more on. Quebec basejumper mario richard killed in jump from. Before the first time she stepped to the open door of an airplane and jumped out,000 feet above the ground, falling was the last thing davis wanted to think about. A climber, particularly a freesoloist, does her best. They made numerous jumps, including off trieste tower and monte agner. A climbers guide to love and gravity as want to read. High infatuation ebook by steph davis rakuten kobo. Hi steph, i am excited to write to you and grateful that the interwebs provide the opportunity for us to connect even though weve never met. I wrote this today and wanted to share it with you.
Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. While i probably would have preferred the essays to be in chronological order, or at. This website is an outpouring of my need to share my experiences and document the world around me. Today, through courage and perseverance, davis is a highprofile athlete whose sponsors have included patagonia, mammut, clif bar, five ten and cascade designs. Topics include training, tech tips, stories, and more. Ueli steck, after death and in his own words the climbers posthumously published autobiography gives an intimate look at a mountain legend and takes on new meaning after his death. Jun 04, 2012 when steph davis turned three, her mother put her on the suzuki method for learning piano. Stephanie steph davis is an american rock climber, base jumper, and wingsuit flyer. I just started reading this book called the china study and it basically focuses on a vegan diet for lifelong health and to help avoid cancer.
Wingsuit base jumper steph davis describes holding on and. In addition to her blog on veganism, animal rights, and simple living at, she has written for climbing and rock and ice. Of the two, learning to fly is a better read as the book progresses through a more linear narrative and perhaps it. She is one of the most accomplished female climbers in the world, having made first ascents in pakistan, patagonia, baffin island, and kyrgyzstan. But after her first husband makes a controversial climb in a national park, the media fallout escalates rapidly and in one fell swoop leaves her without a partner, a career, a source of income.
An uncommon memoir of human flight, unexpected love and one amazing dog. With a new epilogue by the author worldclass free climber steph davis delivers a thrilling and infectiously interesting san. The 25 best rock climbing books every climber should read. An uncommon memoir of human flight, unexpected love, and one amazing dog, by professional rock climber steph davis its not just that davis, who spends part of her summers in rifle and calls moab home, is such a worldclass climber that she was the first woman to freeclimb. A worldleading professional climber, skydiver and basejumper, steph is the only woman to have climbed a 5. Steph chose to leave law school in order to pursue climbing full time.
The companies i work with are good friends who share my ideas of what climbing and life are about and what really matters. Potters thenwife, fellow climber steph davis, was also dropped from her patagonia contract the couple later divorced, and potter described the incident as the beginning of the end of. Throughout her life, steph davis has chosen to take risks, to trust her impulses, to make decisions based on what feels right inside and never look back. I actually met and climbed with steph at carderock in md when we were both students new climbers and in. Steph davis is on record with first ascents in pakistan, patagonia, baffin island, and kyrgyzstan. Steph davis is a superstar in the climbing community and has ascended some of the worlds most challenging and aweinspiring peaks.
She describes her transition from being a professional rock climber whose greatest fear is falling to a skydiving addict who cant wait to find the next cliff she can jump off. Explore books by steph davis with our selection at. Ive supported myself solely as a sponsored climber since 1996. Hey steph, my name is lacy, i live in bellingham, wa but i lived in slc for a few years which is when i fell in love with the desert. A rightarm mediumfast bowler and righthanded attacking batsman, she has played for somerset women since 2001.
The paperback includes a new epilogue in which davis shares how her husbands tragic accident has affected her relationship to climbing and flying. Stephs resume of climbing achievements spans 25 years. Her sponsors include prana, clif bar, evolv, msr, and mammut. American climber steph davis learning to fly the outdoor journal.
Second, your books have helped me down my own path of writing and finding my voice. I have read that you are a vegan, and you obviously climb ridiculously strong. A real life superhero, steph davis climbs up mountains and flies off them. Steph davis books list of books by author steph davis.
Davis has been profiled in publications including outside, mens journal, w magazine, and sports illustrated. On top of all of that, she has one of the best blogs out there and runs moab b. The first one was to learn skydiving in order to prepare for base jumping, the other to free solo the colorados diamond wall. Learning to fly book by steph davis official publisher. In the last chapter of her new memoir, davis describes overcoming loss.
A climbers guide to love and gravity and learning to fly. Steph davis, who was a superstar in the climbing community until a controversial event left her without a partner, a career, a source of income, or a purpose. Thats an experience steph davis and alex honnold both know well. In order to be able to achieve this in one climb, she had to know the route through and through, so she practiced it extensively. Hi steph, first, ive been following your career since i started climbing in 2010, read both your books half a dozen times, and want to thank you. Steph davis is a worldrenowned climber, skydiver, and base jumper. Excellent book written by world class climber steph davis. Ueli steck, after death and in his own words outside online.
Rock climber, base jumper and wingsuit pilot steph davis is the most successful female free soloist in the world. Steph davis is a professional climber, base jumper, and wingsuit flyer. Few could pursue a life so fearlessly on the edge while being as down to earth as steph davis. High infatuation by steph davis, 9781594850653, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. I am also a climber and some of the prose really speaks to me. In high infatuation, davis writes on the universal themes of life, love, friendship, personal empowerment, and more, told through a career in climbing. A climbers guide to love and gravity by davis, steph isbn. Dec 18, 2015 819 mario richard, husband of rock climber steph davis, died august 18 while wingsuit flying in italys dolomites. This season steph davis has fulfilled her two dreams. Sep 12, 2016 steph davis is a hero because she has done something far harder than all that, something far scarier. She is one of the worlds leading climbers, having completed some of the hardest routes in the world.
At 18, during her freshman year of college, she climbed a rock. To learn more about steph, explore her blog and follow her on facebook, twitter, and instagram. Steph davis, an american author, embraces life in an alternate fashion. A climbers guide to love and gravity isbn 1594850658, has. A climbers guide to love and gravity by steph davis. Steph davis is a superstar in the climbing community and has ascended some of the worlds most aweinspiring peaks. A climbers guide to acl replacement steph davis high places. Sep 18, 20 steph davis is an american rock climber, base jumper and wingsuit flyer based in moab, utah. Steph davis with learning to fly tattered cover book store. A climbers guide to love and gravity, and learning to fly. I also sometimes live in a van, a tent, or an octagonal cabin at indian creek. Certain her attempt was doomed, cybele and steph decided to stay on the wall anyway and keep going. Steph davis eagles talent embracing change managing.
A real life superhero, steph davis climbs up mountains and flies off them from an unusual start as a classically trained pianist with a masters degree in literature, steph chose to leave law school in order to pursue climbing full time. Read high infatuation a climbers guide to love and gravity by steph davis available from rakuten kobo. Link i got to sit down with the great steph davis the other day and chat about her training for climbing, her vast accomplishments, her ffas, her free soloing exploits, her diet, her wing suit flying, and all kinds of other stuff. Ive read both of your books and really enjoy reading your blog and i have to say it is so beautiful how you find courage, beauty, and magic in all of lifes craziness from the greatest heights to the lowest lows. Steph is a talented writer, rare for a world class athlete. Uses astonishing visuals to tell the intersecting stories of george mallory, the first man to attempt a summit of mount everest, and conrad anker, the mountaineer who. One of the most accomplished female climbers affirms the joy in following. The evolution of climber and base jumper steph davis. They are two of the most famous free solo climbers in the united states. Steph has written two books, high infatuation and learning to fly, and she blogs at.
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