In 2019, Nina Caprez was at the peak of her career as a professional climber. At 33, she was one move away from a free ascent of The Nose, the final hold was right there, poised to liberate her from the obsession with performance that had come to dominate her life… But her foot slipped, and the course of her existence shifted.

In this, her first autobiographical book, Nina recounts the passion that drew her to crags and mountains, a quest for "big walls" that was, simultaneously, a search for herself. It culminates in that pivotal moment when, amidst tears of failure, she realizes that another way of life is possible.

Lynn Hill, whose own feat on that very same route made climbing history, served as a kindred spirit to Nina and has written the foreword.

Nina Caprez was born in Küblis, a small mountain village near Davos. She discovered climbing at the age of 13, and after a brief stint in competitions, she found her true calling on long, multi-pitch routes, where she achieved numerous first female ascents. Together with her then-partner, Cédric Lachat, she starred in several climbing films that brought her widespread fame, particularly in Switzerland.