“Learning from Accidents in the Outdoors”, by Emma Walker (2021) There is a contemporary subgenre of outdoors literature that focuses on the misfortunes and tragedies that take place during outdoors recreation. Before the 1960s, this was the only form of popular literature featuring outdoors topics, typically sold as pulp novels and magazines catering to youngContinue reading “Book Review: Dead Reckoning”
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Book Review: High Crimes, by Michael Kodas (2008)
High Crimes, The fate of Everest in an age of greed is a climbing story, in a way. It might be better read like true crime. Because at the core of the narrative, it’s not about elevation, but manslaughter. The book illustrates in harrowing detail the conceit, ego, and indifference that plague extreme sports, especiallyContinue reading “Book Review: High Crimes, by Michael Kodas (2008)”
Of Wild Places 