What To Read After Watching Alex Honnold Free Solo Taipei 101

By Jamie Huang | January 30 2026 | Adult

Last Saturday, January 24th, 2026, rock climber Alex Honnold made history by climbing the Taipei 101 skyscraper without any ropes. The world watched as Honnold effortlessly climbed all 101 floors and more. His speedy completion of this feat took over social media, leaving viewers astonished and wanting more. Well, we’ve got you. Find some of our favorite rock climbing titles below!

 

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9781101986660
"One of the most compelling accounts of a climb and the climbing ethos that I've ever read." --Sebastian JungerNow in paperback, New York Times bestseller The Impossible Climb climaxes with Alex Honnold's unprecedented, almost unimaginable feat: a 3,000-foot vertical climb up El Capitan in Yosemite, without a rope. Mark Synnott tells the story in the context of a deeply reported account of his ten-year friendship with Honnold, multiple climbing expeditions, and the climbing ethos they share.
$20.00 US
Mar 10, 2020
Paperback
416 Pages
Dutton
US, Canada, Open Mkt

9798217179107

Dan and Tamma are two teenagers in their last year of high school in the southern Mojave Desert. One is a gifted golden child, the other a mouthy burnout. Climbing boulders in trash-strewn parking lots during cold desert nights, they seal their unique bond and dream of a life of adventure. As the year progresses and adult reality looms, they are rocked by change and pulled apart by irreconcilable obligations. With a magnificent gift for nature writing and a joyful appreciation for the redemptive power of friendship, Gabriel Tallent gives readers a rollicking, adrenaline-filled, and soul-searching novel about risking everything to change your life.

$20.00 US
Jan 20, 2026
Paperback
416 Pages
Riverhead Books
US, Canada, Open Mkt
Export Edition

9780385494786

A bank of clouds was assembling on the not-so-distant horizon, but journalist-mountaineer Jon Krakauer, standing on the summit of Mt. Everest, saw nothing that “suggested that a murderous storm was bearing down.” He was wrong. By writing Into Thin Air, Krakauer may have hoped to exorcise some of his own demons and lay to rest some of the painful questions that still surround the event. He takes great pains to provide a balanced picture of the people and events he witnessed and gives due credit to the tireless and dedicated Sherpas.

$18.00 US
Oct 19, 1999
Paperback
368 Pages
Vintage
US, Canada, Open Mkt

9781984859501
The Academy Award–winning director of Free Solo and National Geographic photographer presents the first collection of his iconic adventure photography, featuring some of the greatest moments of the most accomplished climbers and outdoor athletes in the world, and including more than 200 extraordinary photographs.
$50.00 US
Dec 07, 2021
Hardcover
320 Pages
Ten Speed Press
World

9781623545116
An honest and engaging account of one amateur hiker's journey to spiritual transformation as he climbs to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro.
$24.99 US
Mar 09, 2021
Hardcover
224 Pages
Imagine
World

9780399562716
A dramatic, inspiring memoir by legendary rock climber Tommy Caldwell, the first person to free-climb the Dawn Wall of Yosemite's El Capitan
$19.00 US
May 15, 2018
Paperback
352 Pages
Penguin Books
US, Canada, Open Mkt

9781912248933
On the 100th anniversary of the first attempt to climb Mt Everest, Margret Grebowicz shows how and why climbing and mountaineering are still important today.
$14.95 US
May 11, 2021
Paperback
120 Pages
Repeater
World except UK/Ireland

9780593596807
A renowned climber and National Geographic photographer shares his incredible adventures—and the early trauma that drove him to seek such heights.
$20.00 US
Nov 11, 2025
Paperback
368 Pages
Random House Trade Paperbacks
World

9780440509172
For the first time in trade paperback and repackaged to tie-in to the upcoming major motion picture, Everest, starring Josh Brolin, Jake Gyllenhaal, Keira Knightley, and Robin Wright.
$22.00 US
Sep 15, 2015
Paperback
320 Pages
Bantam
US, Canada, Open Mkt

9780375714061

For those who love mountains, their wonder is beyond dispute. But for many, their allure is beyond reason; their extraordinary beauty offset by the immense risks involved in climbing them. In this groundbreaking and now classic work, Robert Macfarlane answers the enduring ‘why’ of mountaineering.

$20.00 US
Jul 13, 2004
Paperback
336 Pages
Vintage
US, Canada, Open Mkt