Close Calls: Climbing Mishaps & Near-Death Experiences
Author(s):
Long, John
Copyright: 1999, US
Specifications: 1st, 8vo, pp.vi, 170, drawings, wraps
Condition: new.
True tales of 68 climbers who almost died and lived to tell about it, tried to learn from it, and in the end, even managed to laugh about it. Written in classic John Long style with a potent combination of levity and sobriety, and complemented by Tami Knight's illustrations, these stories will appeal to hardcore climbers and armchair cragsters alike.