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Learning to Fly: A Memoir of Hanging On and Letting Go Paperback – 3 November 2015

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WITH A NEW EPILOGUE BY THE AUTHOR
World-class free climber Steph Davis delivers a thrilling and infectiously interesting (San Francisco Book Review) memoir about rediscovering herself through love, loss, and the joy of letting go. The paperback includes a new epilogue in which Davis shares how her husband s tragic accident has affected her relationship to climbing and flying.
Steph Davis is a superstar in the climbing community and has ascended some of the world s most awe-inspiring peaks, but when her husband makes a controversial climb in a national park, the media fallout and the toll it takes on her marriage suddenly leaves her without a partner, a career, a source of income... or a purpose.
In the company of only her beloved dog, Fletch, Davis sets off on a search for a new identity and discovers skydiving. Falling out of an airplane is completely antithetical to the climber's control she'd practiced for so long, but she perseveres, turning each daring jump into an opportunity to fly, first as a skydiver, then as a base jumper. As she opens herself to falling, she also finds the strength to open herself to love again, even in the wake of heartbreak. And before too long, she meets someone who shares her passion for living life to the limit.
With gorgeous black-and-white photos throughout, Learning to Fly is Davis s fascinating account of her transformation. From her early tentative skydives, to zipping-up her first wingsuit, to surviving devastating accidents against the background of breathtaking cliffs, to soaring beyond her past limits, she discovers new hope and joy in letting go.

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3 November 2015
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15.24 x 2.29 x 22.86 cm
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9781451698336
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978-1451698336
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Thrilling and infectiously interesting, I found this book a great read and hard to put down. What s next, Steph? Everest? (San Francisco Book Review)
In becoming a skydiver and realizing how little she can control, she learns to trust herself again, lets go of her need for total self-reliance, and finds renewal. . . . Davis s philosophy of facing one s fears will strike a chord with readers. (Publishers Weekly)

"[Davis] provides a gripping account of how she overcame her fears and her delight as she mastered the skills needed to skydive." (Kirkus Reviews)
Learning to Fly is a fascinating read. It looks inside the mind of a unique individual. Davis lives a life very few will understand. Her willingness to push herself physically while protecting herself emotionally is on. (Rita Golden Gelman, author of Tales of a Female Nomad: Living at Large in the World)
Really an inspiring book, not only to get oneself outdoors, but to realize that, even with the loss of absolutely everything that seems important, it's not only possible but imperative to move forward and continue to enjoy life. Deftly written with Davis's outward journey mirroring the journey within. --midwestmultisportlife

What puts this book out front in the adventure category is that Davis doesn t bog it down with clunky 'climbing as journey' metaphors but they are in there, anyway. She just sort of lets her story shake it all loose, slowly revealing bits of herself--- sometimes she figures stuff out, sometimes she makes mistakes, but her hope is that only she gets hurt in the process. --Kyle Wagner The Denver Post blog

Alive, passionate, intense . . . about everything, Steph Davis climbs vertical slopes, drops out of planes, leaps off of cliffs, and in the process teaches us all how to deal with the devastations, the fears, the challenges, and the joyous moments of life. Steph takes the reader on an emotional roller coaster full of highs, lows, and love, and it's contagious. You won't walk away unaffected. --Rita Golden Gelman, author of Tales of a Female Nomad

About the Author

Steph Davis is a world-renowned climber, skydiver, and BASE jumper. In addition to her blog on veganism, animal rights, and simple living at HighInfatuation.com, she has written for Climbing and Rock and Ice. Her first book, High Infatuation: A Climber s Guide to Love and Gravity, was published in 2007. She lives in Moab, Utah.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ 145169833X
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Touchstone; 2 edition (3 November 2015)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781451698336
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1451698336
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.24 x 2.29 x 22.86 cm

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Etherial

Amazing narration and an awesome read

Reviewed in India on 31 October 2019

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It's an amazing book, her dedication to climbing and sky diving/BASE jumping are beautifully captured here. I could relate to being in a bad spot, and the intense feeling to do something disruptive, only what she does is a extraordinary adventure. Her persistentance to fight every battle and come out on top is inspiring.

Steph, if you read this, you are a inspiration and I hope I can live some part of my life by your rules and spirit!

Cristina N

Life changing

Reviewed in Germany on 3 September 2018

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Learning to fly is more than just a book about climbers and base jumpers. It is a book about how to overpass the difficult moments of life and enjoy the present. About starting from zero again and again and discover the things which can make you keep going. About letting go the things which could stop you to enjoy the life just the way it is. About balance between presence and past.

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SML

Rise from confusion and into clarity

Reviewed in the United States on 1 February 2017

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I started Davis's book with anticipate of climbing anecdotes; epic sends and frightful epiphanies up on the wall. Childishly I felt a little bait & switch when the memoir started pivoting around skydiving and base jumping, something I personally have no interested in taking part in. I mean, after all, she's cranking a beautiful splitter on the cover, right??
Come full circle and Davis's book not only sunk it's hooks into me, but it left me with days of fruitful contemplation, self-reflextion and a newfound insight into a sport/activity that I knew little about. Thankfully, those climbing stories also showed up... in spades! Oh how the old adage rings true, "don't judge a book by it's cover."
If you're looking for streamline, elegant prose look elsewhere. But if you are ready to be moved by someone's personal journey about a rise from confusion and into clarity, pick this one up.

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 4 October 2016

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Loved reading Steph's story as written here but what a sombre warning of how overlooking seemingly minor factors can equal tragedy.

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 September 2018

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Great book!

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