Fall of the Phantom Lord Climbing and the Face of Fear

Name: Fall of the Phantom Lord Climbing and the Face of Fear
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ISBN: 9780385486422

ISBN-10: 0385486421

ISBN-13: 9780385486422

Edition: N/A

Authors: Andrew Todhunter

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In 1989, while attempting a new route on a difficult overhanging rock face, climber Dan Osman fell. Again and again, protected by the rope, he fell. He decided then that it would not be in climbing but in falling that he would embrace his fear--bathe in it, as he says, and move beyond it. A captivating exploration of the daredevil world of rock climbing, as well as a thoughtful meditation on the role of risk and fear in the author's own life. In the tradition of the wildly popular man-versus-nature genre that has launched several bestsellers, Andrew Todhunter follows the lives of world-class climber Dan Osman and his coterie of friends as he explores the extremes of risk on the unyielding…

Book details

List price: $15.00
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 8/17/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English

Andrew Todhunter is the author ofFall of the Phantom LordandDangerous Games. Born in Paris and raised in the United States, he now lives in Northern California with his wife and two children.