Close Calls

In his new book that is entertaining and instructional, world famous rock climber and accomplished writer John Long has collected stories about people who almost died climbing and lived to tell about it, haved learn from it, and in the end even managed to laugh about it.

Collection of near-death climbing experiences. Illustrated by Tami Knight.

Booknews

Brief (2-3 page), witty, even flippant accounts of serious climbing errors. Drawings are in the same vein. Loaded with jargon. A fun, frightening read with comments and "prevention." Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)