On the Nose

A Lifelong Obsession with Yosemite's Most Iconic Climb

By: Hans Florine, Jayme Moye

Narrated by: Hans Florine

Hans Florine is a big-wall climbing legend in his own time. He holds the speed record on the Nose route of El Capitan, a 3,000-foot granite cliff in Yosemite Valley that's considered the Everest of the rock-climbing world. Ascending the Nose takes most climbers anywhere from 12 to 96 hours. Florine, along with climbing partner Alex Honnold, does it in an astounding two and a half hours.

But Florine's story is not one of super-human athletic prowess; it's one of persistence and dogged determination. In 30 years of climbing, he's ascended the Nose a mind-blowing, death-defying 100 times, more than anyone else ever has, and most likely ever will. In On the Nose, Florine describes the most dangerous, pivotal, and inspirational of those climbs, providing a rare look inside the adrenaline-charged world of competitive climbing in Yosemite Valley. He tells of his very first attempt on the Nose, which ended in failure after 14 hours, his friendships (and rivalries) with climbing's most colorful personalities, and his battle with Dean Potter to secure the definitive speed record on the Nose - an endeavor that's been called the wildest competition known to man.

Perhaps most interestingly, Florine attempts to answer the question why. Why would anyone undertake one of the greatest adventure epics on earth 100 times? His answers provide unique insights on how to live a satisfying life, how to achieve big goals, and how an otherwise ordinary guy can become a rock star.

©2017 Hans Florine (P)2017 Made for Success Publishing

Fascinating

Packed full of detail regarding Florine’s conquest of El Cap.

It was a great insight into big wall climbing. I enjoyed hearing the author narrate the book. It’s great to see how one can pursue ones passion whilst not being thrust into the edges of society. Florine is inspirational to all us weekend warriors.


The music in the early parts of the book were just a bit cheesy and took me out of the story.

All in all I great book tho !

read in one session

Great job writing and reading, but the sound effects i didn't care much for. Well done, Hans!

Loved It!

So inspiring! I have so much respect for his character. Wonderful account of a true adventurer with impressive detail. Thank you for your incredible contributions to the sport Hans! What a beautiful example of a human being! 💗🙏🙌

Great Book by a Cali Climbing Legend

I though this was a wonderful book. My wife and I met Hans at a Joshua Tree Climb Smart event and let me tell you he's a good dude! This book covers his climbing journey well, it's quite interesting to hear about all the climbers Hans has brushed elbows with. Also this audiobook has a bit of a "soundtrack". At first I didn't like it but I quickly saw the value in how it added to the book overall. I believe it made the book more engaging and hearing clips of some of the old commentary from past comps and things of that nature was interesting. I highly recommend this read for climbers and non climbers alike.

very interesting and well narrated

Hans Florine‘s passion for the nose really shines throughout this entire book. I wish there was less bombastic music here and there, but that is only a minor gripe. Also this book really makes one want to climb El Cap … :-).

Amazing adventure story

Hands down one of the best adventure stories I have ever read. Hans commitment to pushes the edge is inspiring for anyone!

better then i expected

I'm not sure what i was expecting to be honest, that being said this book was exciting and captivating. I would recommend it to most people and might even chose it for my book club. I hope you enjoy it as much as i did.

great listen for any climber

great and fun listen for any climber. fun perspective from a legendary yosemite climber

It's more like a really long podcast

This was a fun audio production with alot of el cap/ Yosemite history. It's more like a really long podcast with back ground music and the occasional audio clip.

Triumphant, Inspiring and classic

I am absolutely certain this couldnt have been done in better style. even the cheesy background music became entertaining and I could visualize everything hans described. I am more motivated then ever to get after my climbing and hit that next grade!