Alone on the Wall

The book is organised as intertwining parts by Alex himself and the editor. I find the pieces by Alex to be the most interesting, giving more of a personal feedback of his deeds. The parts by the editor are giving us more of a context and commentary, but to me, as a climber, they mostly seem unnecessary. Maybe besides those where he actually gives us backstoriea and inputs from other climbers and Alex's partners. Really the last part of the last chapter made me go for 4. Otherwise I would probably lean more towards 3 stars. However, the last pages revealed more of the personality, dreams, fears and thoughts of this outstanding climber. It's probably the second best book on individual climber I have read so far (best, by far, being The Art of Freedom by Bernadette McDonald). A definitive must read for a climbing aficionado!