A Light through the Cracks: A Climber's Story

Beth Rodden, a renowned rock climber, recounts her traumatic experience of being kidnapped by militant rebels in Kyrgyzstan and how she overcame her fear to achieve rock-climbing greatness. She eventually lets go of her successful life and pursues a new path, finding fulfillment and healing.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 301 pages
Publication date: 01 May 2024
Publisher: Little a

A Light through the Cracks: An Inspiring Memoir of Overcoming Trauma, Refusing to be Held Hostage by Fear, and Taking a Leap Toward Healing

Beth Rodden, a renowned rock climber, embarks on a captivating journey in her memoir, A Light through the Cracks. At the age of twenty, she finds herself at the pinnacle of her profession, excelling in the world of rock climbing. However, her adventure takes a drastic turn when a climbing expedition in Kyrgyzstan descends into a nightmare. Alongside her boyfriend, Tommy, and two other climbers, Beth is kidnapped by militant rebels, enduring six harrowing days of hiding, marching, and dodging gunfire. Miraculously, they escape captivity, but the fear that follows Beth home becomes an all-consuming obsession. She and Tommy dedicate themselves to training relentlessly, achieving rock-climbing greatness and conquering every groundbreaking goal they set. However, deep down, the terrors of their ordeal in Kyrgyzstan remain buried, overshadowing their achievements.

As Beth's anxiety continues to hold her hostage, she realizes that the only way to overcome it is to let go of the lifeline she has been clinging to. In a bold move, she decides to blow up her successful and familiar life, clearing a path toward a new one—a healthy, new normal that goes beyond the anxieties of the past and the narrow pursuit of athletic perfection. A Light through the Cracks is a testament to Beth's unwavering resilience and determination. It chronicles her powerful journey of ambition, hope, love, physical and emotional endurance, and the true fulfillment of being oneself. Through her experiences, Beth inspires readers to embrace resilience, face their fears, and take the leap toward healing, reminding us that we have the strength to climb up and through life's challenges.

Weight: 316g
Dimension: 139 x 215 x 21 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781503903791