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Raising Alex Honnold with Dierdre Wolownick

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Dierdre Wolownick's new memoir, "The Sharp End of Life," chronicles her life as the mother of world-class rock climber Alex Honnold as well as her journey to overcome fear and push her personal limits by learning to climb herself. At age 66, she became the oldest woman to climb El Capitan, the 3,000-foot wall in Yosemite Valley.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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