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Yosemite is big even when it's small. Auden Schendler recalls a near-epic on his dream route, Nutcracker, and the experience of finally climbing it.

Highball boulderer, artist, hold shaper, photographer, 42

Check out Meredith Reitemeier's author page.

Age 73, Ph.D., biophysical chemist, author, executive director of Green Science Policy Institute.

Alex Honnold is about far more that just climbing without ropes---the Honnold Foundation is the vehicle for his humanitarian projects.

Check out Geoff Powter's author page.

Matt Gentile mines gems in Arizona.

Age 50, Architect, Gym Owner, early hard boulderer and sport climber

Inspired by the late Scott Adamson's mantra of "No Weak Shit," Jackson Marvell set himself an audacious challenge: 100 desert towers before his 21st birthday.

Taking off my leather boots, I stepped up to the wall. I felt a bit like a jerk, hijacking their project, but the boys didn’t seem to mind.

"Just a jack of all trades, master of none, eternal fun hog, and not afraid of a bottle of white wine!"

Barbara Zangerl guts it out on El Cap