Vertical World

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