Over the Edge
Book description
This is a vastly expanded and revised edition of the 2001 classic that sold a quarter million copies, now updated after a decade,containing many gripping accounts of all known fatal mishaps in the most famous of the World's Seven Natural Wonders. Also available as an very limite, signed and numbered…
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2 authors picked Over the Edge as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Early in 2024, I visited Grand Canyon with my husband. We were surprised when the tour guide suggested walking down inside the canyon even though the trail was covered in icy patches. We assumed we would be safe, and followed the guide down the trail, but conditions got worse and I headed back up with several others. Only my husband, the guide, and one other visitor carried on.
I was scared, going back up the trail, and imagined myself sliding off the sides of the canyon and into the abyss. It was an anxious wait until my husband returned. Later,…
I once dislocated a shoulder while crossing the canyon’s Thunder River raging with snowmelt; another time, I got lost on the Paria Plateau, separated from my pack, and spent a miserable night in a tee-shirt and shorts while thunder and lightning scared the Bejesus out of me. So, these tales of death and disaster compiled by two canyon veterans cut close to the bone.
They’re not depressing reading, surprisingly. There are accounts of amazing survival, and much can be learned from these cases to avoid getting yourself into trouble. Not something most readers will read cover to cover, but I…
From Michael's list on Grand Canyon books by a former canyon guide.
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