JGowans Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 Where the Mountain Casts Its Shadow : The Dark Side of Extreme Adventure New book from some chick that writes about the loved ones left behind when people die climbing. This one is called The Dark Side of Extreme Adventure. I wonder if there's a section on commuting to work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olyclimber Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 Here is an excerpt: "The mountaineering tribe is a comforting place for the partner of a climber. Its protective circle shuts out the questioning eyes of the outside world." Basically, it is a cult. Time for some more koolaid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 You might want to read THIS REVIEW before you run out and pay cash for this book. Some people have said how much they liked the book. I thought it was pretty shallow myself but I was predisposed to dislike Maria Coffey based on an experience I had meeting her at Banff.... so I was interested in what this grief counsellor had to say about Maria's take on death and climbing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpine_Tom Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 Well, mountaineering is hot, so this is the time to cash in on it. I expect a book about grieving for lost snomobilers, or Alaska crab fishermen, wouldn't have been so likely to get a publisher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willstrickland Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 I heard this lady interviewed on NPR a month or two ago. I believe there was a thread at that time. She seemed pretty out of touch, definitely didn't sound like a climber herself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Off_White Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 Thanks for the review link Dru. I particularly liked the quoted line from the book: "The climbing tribe, according to Coffey, ‘deeply mourns its dead’." This of course is in contrast to everyone else on the planet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter_Puget Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 I think the tribe if anything does not deeply mourn the dead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbirdseat Posted March 26, 2004 Share Posted March 26, 2004 Since it's Friday, I say let's lift a glass to our fallen brethren. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronB Posted March 26, 2004 Share Posted March 26, 2004 Since it's Friday, I say let's lift a glass to $1 PBR's at "The Interlude". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirp Posted March 27, 2004 Share Posted March 27, 2004 'Climbers are very single-minded and unspeakably selfish' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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