Honnold graduated from Mira Loma High School with a 4.7 GPA, and soon attended the University of California Berkeley to study engineering. At the young age of 19, he decided to drop out of school and devote all of his time to climbing. He lives out of his van, which allows him to follow good weather and climb constantly. Mostly he prefers big …show more content…
In 1985, she began a full time climbing career and worked as a stuntwoman in many films and television programs. Soon enough, she had many amazing achievements, such as a 17 hour solo climb up the north face of the Eiger in 1992. In 1996, she went on an expedition with her husband Erik decamp in the Ellsworth Mountains. Here, Catherine fell 20 meters from the summit and suffered a fracture on her leg.
In my opinion, both Catherine Destivelle and Alex Honnold are extremely inspirational. My favorite climber is Destivelle because she was the first female to complete these difficult climbs. After she fractured her leg and could no longer climb as much, she wrote about her passion instead. Authoring and co-authoring more than 6 titles, she soon became a published specializing in mountaineering and alpinism. Catherine was one of the key idols that inspire many others to go climbing in the UK and all around the