Facing Down Fear
To understand her daredevil son, Dierdre Wolownick followed in his footsteps. For years, he'd see news photos and videos of his son, Alex Honnold, a world-renowned climber, and he'd tell himself, That can't be right. That can't be what he's doing. He was terrified of heights...
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Veröffentlicht in: | AARP the magazine (A edition) 2023-10, Vol.66 (6A), p.69 |
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Zusammenfassung: | To understand her daredevil son, Dierdre Wolownick followed in his footsteps. For years, he'd see news photos and videos of his son, Alex Honnold, a world-renowned climber, and he'd tell himself, That can't be right. That can't be what he's doing. He was terrified of heights--for himself and for him. Finally, at age 60, he decided he needed to understand what he was doing. So he asked him to take him to a local climbing gym. That's how he started doing it himself. |
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ISSN: | 1541-9894 |