Legendary Rock Climber Tommy Caldwell Discusses Memoir at the Music Hall

Legendary rock climber Tommy Caldwell comes to town to discuss his recently-released memoir, THE PUSH: A Climber's Journey of Endurance, Risk, and Going Beyond Limits. The book chronicles his exhilarating and odds-defying journey to becoming the first person to free-climb the Dawn Wall of Yosemite's El Capitan and one of the world's greatest athletes. In the vein of adventure memoirs (such as Cheryl Strayed's Wild) and fascinating sports narratives (such as Christopher McDougall's Born to Run), THE PUSH is an arresting account of navigating challenges, testing limits, and following your passion-and a powerful reminder of the extraordinary potential we all hold within us.

Friday, May 19, 2017 - 7:00pm

The Music Hall Historic Loft

131 Congress Street

Portsmouth, NH 03801

Tickets: The ticket package for Writers in the Loft: Tommy Caldwell, on Friday, May 19 at 7pm, is $41 ($39, members). In addition to a reserved seat, the package includes a copy of THE PUSH: A Climber's Journey of Endurance, Risk, and Going Beyond Limits ($27, hardcover), a bar beverage, and book signing meet-and-greet. Packages can be purchased online at TheMusicHall.org, over the phone at 603.436.2400, or in person at the B2W Box Office at the Historic Theater, 28 Chestnut Street.

About the Author: Tommy Caldwell grew up in Colorado. He has made dozens of notable ascents, and many consider him the best all-around rock climber in the world. In 2014 he was chosen as one of National Geographic's Adventurers of the Year, and in 2015 the American Alpine Club awarded him Lifetime Honorary Membership, its highest honor. Caldwell, a frequent contributor to Alpinist, Climbing, and Rock and Ice magazines, lives in the town where he first learned to climb, Estes Park, Colorado, with his wife and their son and daughter.

About the Moderator: Alexis Hahalis is a passionate rock climber and has climbed all across New Hampshire, Nevada, Utah, Oregon, Kentucky and Colorado. Two of her most memorable ascents were "The Edge of Time" in Estes Park, Colorado, and "Olive Oil" in Red Rock Canyon, Nevada. She is a graduate of Temple University, where she studied Tourism and Hospitality Management. Alexis began her career in Santa Cruz and Berkeley, California; she is is now Membership Coordinator at The Music Hall. She and her husband live on the Seacoast, where they enjoy NH's natural splendors with their four-year-old Boston Terrier, Nixon.

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Presenting Sponsor: ALNÔBA

Series Sponsor: Veris Wealth Partners

Evening Sponsor: Maine Lobster Outlet

Season Sponsors: Carey & Giampa Realtors; Portwalk Place; The River House restaurant

Contributing Partner: The University of New Hampshire

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The Music Hall is a performing arts center featuring curated entertainment from around the world in two theaters in its downtown Portsmouth, New Hampshire campus - one, a landmark 1878 Victorian theater, designated an American Treasure for the Arts by the National Park Service's Save America's Treasures Program, the other the intimate Music Hall Loft around the corner, recently named "best performing arts venue" by Yankee Magazine and the recipient of the NH AIA award for design excellence.

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